Wisconsin Governor Deploys 500 National Guard in Kenosha for Jacob Blake DecisionJoel B. Pollak 5 Jan 2021
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has authorized the deployment of 500 National Guard members to help local law enforcement prevent violence in the city of Kenosha ahead of an anticipated court decision about the shooting of Jacob Blake Jr. last year.
Blake, then 29, was shot several times by police in Kenosha after he resisted arrest and escaped a Taser. Police had a warrant for his arrest and were responding to a 911 call by a woman he was previously alleged to have assaulted. Blake was allegedly reaching for a knife inside his car when he was shot. The shooting provoked “Black Lives Matter†protests and also riots.
Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley is due to announce his decision about whether to charge officers who were involved in the shooting. Prosecutors dropped the sexual assault charge against Blake in November, along with one count each of domestic abuse and criminal trespassing, in a plea bargain. Blake pleaded guilty to “two counts of disorderly conduct and domestic abuse and was sentenced to two years of probation,†NBC News reported at the time.
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