Black supremacists appear in Denver court

2009 - Nine suspects accused of racially motivated attacks in and around downtown Denver made their first court appearances Wednesday.

In some of the cases the suspects are accused of taking part in assaults and robberies that were part of gang initiations.

Alexander Bunting is among those accused of taking part in such an initiation. He is charged in connection with an incident that occurred at 17th and Market in September in which a 24-year-old man suffered a skull fracture.

Also advised before a judge Wednesday were Christopher Rodney and Landae Woods-King. Both are charged with assaults and robbery in separate cases.

These are among the two dozen or so cases that are expected to be filed with charges in the coming days involving assaults that occurred in and around the downtown and LoDo areas over the past four months.