family sought tormentor. they shot wrong

Cops said they shot the man because he was resisting arrest and said they found a knife in his car.Bell’s attorney, Jeremy Zarzycki, contending that his client was suffering from mental illness and that prison time would be an undue hardship that would prevent him from getting the help that he needs, had sought unsupervised probation.Īddressing Bell, who was in the courtroom, Berry said that “this is a really difficult sentencing for me on the one hand, because these are misdemeanors, and the court can’t lose sight of the fact that they are misdemeanors. “Last I checked, there was a Department of Justice investigation going on so it would be most appropriate to have your counsel on the phone,” he continued.īlake, 29, remains in hospital and is paralyzed from the waist down. “While they’re concentrating on their son’s life, they want us to concentrate on the fight for justice,” he said, adding that Democratic ticket Joe Biden and Kamala Harris spoke to the family with Crump on the line and had no problem with it. It has nothing to do with a photo-op,” he added.Ĭrump, a civil rights attorney who has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, said it was “mind boggling.” “I’m worried about my son and we’re not dealing with politics. This is about the life of my son and Benjamin Crump represents my family,” he continued. “Furthermore, I don’t care who he talked to… This is not politics. Trump addresses Jacob Blake shooting: 'I didn't like the sight of it' Second of all, we don’t have a family pastor. “This is my son’s life we’re talking about. “First of all, I’m not going to play politics,” Jacob Blake Sr. Trump said he spoke to the family’s pastor, calling him a “wonderful man,” and said he may at some point speak to the family, without a lawyer.īut the Blake’s father and lawyer Benjamin Crump told CNN after Trump’s briefing they had no idea who the president spoke to. The president will visit Kenosha on Wednesday to tour damaged businesses and thank local law enforcement for squashing protests, defying the wishes of the state’s governor who asked Trump to stay away, but will not meet with Blake’s family. Trump is yet to make contact with Blake’s family more than a week after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in front of his three young sons in Kenosha, Wisconsin - sparking a fresh round of protests across the country. “They did have a lawyer that wanted to be on the phone and I said, ‘No, that’s inappropriate,’ but I just gave my best regards,” he said. I thought it was inappropriate so I didn’t do that,” he continued.

“They wanted me to speak but they wanted to have lawyers involved. “I thought it would be better not to do anything where there are lawyers involved,” Trump told reporters. told CNN immediately afterward that they didn’t have one.

WASHINGTON - President Trump says he turned down a meeting with Jacob Blake’s family during his visit to Wisconsin on Tuesday because they wanted a lawyer present, something he said was “inappropriate.”ĭuring a Monday evening briefing at the White House, Trump also claimed he spoke to the family’s pastor but a confused Jacob Blake Sr. Trump dominates CPAC presidential straw poll Trump tells 2022 CPAC he'll 'never ever stop fighting for you' Less Joe Biden is just fine with Democrats ‘The time is coming’: Trump hints at 2024 White House comeback bid

Family sought tormentor. they shot wrong