Editing Jonestown (section)

===Stoen custody dispute===
{{Main|Timothy Stoen}}
In September 1977, former Temple members Tim and Grace Stoen battled in a Georgetown court to produce an order for the Temple to show cause why a final order should not be issued returning their five-year-old son, John.<ref>{{Harvnb|Reiterman|Jacobs|1982|p=361}}</ref> A few days later, a second order was issued for John to be taken into [[protective custody]] by authorities.<ref>{{Harvnb|Reiterman|Jacobs|1982|p=366}}</ref> The fear of being held in [[contempt of court|contempt]] of the orders caused Jones to set up a false [[sniper]] attack upon himself and begin the "Six Day Siege."<ref>{{Harvnb|Reiterman|Jacobs|1982|pp=360–372}}</ref>

Jonestown rallies began to take an almost surreal tone as black activists [[Angela Davis]] and [[Huey Newton]] communicated via radio-telephone to the settlers, urging them to hold strong against the "conspiracy."<ref>{{Harvnb|Reiterman|Jacobs|1982|p=369}}</ref> Jones made radio broadcasts stating "we will die unless we are granted freedom from harassment and [[right of asylum|asylum]]."<ref>{{Harvnb|Reiterman|Jacobs|1982|p=367}}</ref> Reid finally assured Marceline that the [[Guyana Defence Force]] would not invade Jonestown.<ref>{{Harvnb|Reiterman|Jacobs|1982|p=370}}</ref>