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| Jacob Blake pleads not guilty to charges prior to Kenosha shooting |
| 2020-09-05 |
| [Jpost] Blake entered the plea through his lawyer during a livestreamed court hearing, his first public appearance since he was shot in the back by a white Kenosha police officer on August 23. Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man whose shooting by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, reignited nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." on Friday to criminal charges filed prior to the shooting. A complaint accuses Blake of criminal trespass, third-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct based on statements by his ex-girlfriend at the time, the mother of three of his children, who told police Blake broke into her home on May 3 and sexually assaulted her before stealing her truck and debit card. Blake entered the plea through his lawyer during a livestreamed court hearing, his first public appearance since he was shot in the back by a white Kenosha police officer on August 23. Blake, who was left paralyzed from the waist down by the shooting, was propped up in his hospital bed, dressed in a blue shirt and yellow tie, with his lawyer, Patrick Cafferty, sitting in a chair to his side. Cafferty noted that Blake had been working as a painter and that he had no prior criminal record or convictions in any state. Blake raised his hand to greet Loren Keating, a Kenosha County judicial court commissioner, when addressed, saying "Yes sir," when asked if he could hear clearly and whether he understood the terms of his $10,000 signature bond. "The state recognizes that these are serious charges but also that the defendant has serious injuries and he's recovering at the hospital," said Zeke Wiedenfeld, a prosecutor. The court set trial to begin on Nov. 9 with jury selection. The complaint does not identify the ex-girlfriend by name. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 I think he is looking to roll out of there. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-09-05 19:41 |
| #4 So he thinks he'll walk? Not likely |
| Posted by: Elmoger Angusoth9803 2020-09-05 11:05 |
| #3 If she marries him quickly, she won't have to testify against him. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-09-05 10:25 |
| #2 ^ She means: "Gimme dat Gofundme munny" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-09-05 10:05 |
| #1 IIRC, the 'ex-girlfriend' has now decided they are engaged to be married, after a three-child courtship. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-09-05 09:37 |