Did Jacob Blake have a warrant out for his arrest after sexual assault charges?
JACOB Blake had a warrant for his arrest for felony sexual assault when he was shot by cops in Kenosha.
allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend's home and sexually assaulted her earlier this year.
He was as a result of an apparent scuffle and confrontation with police.
What are the alleged sexual assault charges involving Jacob Blake?
In a shocking rant, former branded Blake a “domestic abuser and sex offender” and claimed he was known for “pulling guns."
Blake's criminal record shows charges that include domestic abuse, disorderly conduct and 3rd-degree sexual assault.
Was there an open warrant for felony sexual assault?
Police were attempting to arrest Blake as there was an open warrant for felony sexual assault, according to the .
He allegedly sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend.
Earlier in May, Blake was accused of having entered his ex-girlfriend’s home in without her permission before sexually assaulting her, taking her car and debit card according to a criminal complaint filed by the Kenosha County District Attorney’s office in July 2020.
The officer who took her statement said she “had a very difficult time telling him this and cried as she told how the defendant assaulted her.”
What happened in Kenosha the day he was shot?
The police union statement claims Blake had put one cop in a headlock and shrugged off two Taser attempts while resisting arrest.
According to the statement the cops and Blake got into a scuffle and as a result, he
Blake was immediately taken to a hospital by the police, according to a statement issued by the Kenosha police department.
Blake's family and lawyers maintain that he was unarmed and did nothing to provoke the Kenosha shooting after he broke up a fight.
They say the 29-year-old black man was just trying to check on his kids in the car.
Brendan Matthews, attorney for the Kenosha Professional Police Association released a statement where he claimed that Blake was holding a knife when he was shot.
"The officers first saw him holding the knife while they were on the passenger side of the vehicle," Matthews said, as reported by .
Bystander Raysean White, who recorded the shooting, said he heard cops yell "Drop the knife!" – but that he did not see one in Blake's hands.
Did he have a knife when Rusten Sheskey shot him?
Law enforcement officials claim Blake had a knife and engaged police in a violent struggle before they shot him.
Allegedly, Blake had put one of his arresting officers in a headlock and resisted attempts to be tased into submission, an attorney for the union that represents Kenosha police told The Associated Press.
Officials in Wisconsin have named on Blake.
Sheskey is a cop with over seven years' experience on the force.
In an interview with Kenosha News in 2019, Sheskey said: "What I like most is that you’re dealing with people on perhaps the worst day of their lives and you can try and help them as much as you can and make that day a little bit better."
In statement from Blake's legal team, including Ben Crump, Patrick Salvi and B’Ivory Lamarr, they denied police versions of the events, and condemned cops' actions.
"Jacob did nothing to provoke police. He was a great father and was only intending to get his children out of a volatile situation," the statement shared by WITI said.
"Witnesses confirm that he was not in possession of a knife and didn’t threaten officers in any way."
LaMaar condemned police when speaking with CNN.
Is Jacob still in hospital and is he paralyzed?
, Blake's father, told the that his son's body is riddled with seven bullets as a result of the incident.
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Blake is also – and medics don't know yet if this will be a permanent condition.
“I want to put my hand on my son’s cheek and kiss him on his forehead, and then I’ll be OK,” he told the outlet.
