He described them as "for the most part untrue and were undoubtably furnished in an attempt to cover their activities and the true series of events."[57] On May 3, 1968, a federal grand jury indicted August, Dismukes, Paille and Senak on a charge of conspiring to deny civil rights to the motel occupants.[58] An indictment was not pursued against Thomas because the government wanted his testimony against the others.[18] The federal conspiracy trial was delayed, both by the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, but also the publication of The Algiers Motel Incident.