No Federal Charges For Officer That Shot Jacob Blake
The U.S. Department of Justice will not pursue federal civil rights charges.
Jacob Blake. Photo from Ben Crump Law, PLLC.
The U.S. Department of Justice said it will not file federal civil rights charges against Rusten Sheskey, the Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in August 2020.
Blake was shot seven times in the back while walking away from an officer and toward a parked vehicle where two of his children were sitting. The shooting left him paralyzed.
State prosecutors decided not to file charges against Sheskey in January after video showed Blake was armed with a knife.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it won’t pursue charges against Sheskey either, saying there’s not enough evidence to prove Shesky used excessive force.
The shooting, which followed months of protests against police brutality around the country following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police kicked off more than a week of protests in Kenosha.
At one protest, Kyle Rittenhouse, of Illinois, allegedly killed two men and injured a third. He’s currently awaiting trial.
No federal civil rights charges against officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Justice Department says was originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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- Federal Officials Close Review of the Officer-Involved Shooting of Jacob Blake - U.S. Department of Justice - Oct 8th, 2021
- WisGOP Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Kenosha Violence - Republican Party of Wisconsin - Aug 24th, 2021
- One Year After Jacob Blake Shooting Kenosha Seeks Answers - Isiah Holmes and Henry Redman - Aug 23rd, 2021
- Gov. Evers Releases Statement One Year After Jacob Blake Shooting - Gov. Tony Evers - Aug 23rd, 2021
- Kenosha Activists Arrested During Protest of Jacob Blake - Henry Redman - May 6th, 2021
- Body Cameras Key To Charges Against Police - Corrinne Hess - May 4th, 2021
- Wisconsin Police Donated to Officer that Shot Jacob Blake - Jenny Peek and Corrinne Hess - Apr 16th, 2021
- Kenosha activists respond to tonight’s Officer Sheskey announcement - Leaders of Kenosha - Apr 13th, 2021
- Kenosha Police Department Statement on Officer Rusten Sheskey’s Return From Administrative Leave - Kenosha Police Department - Apr 13th, 2021
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American style Justice…
Wall Street hedge fund manager Steve Cohen steals $10 billion dollars using insider trading… Pays a $2 billion dollar fine and keeps the other $8 billion stolen dollars for himself…
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