DENEEN SMITH
KENOSHA â An activist who took part in Black Lives Matter protests following the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha was charged Friday with a felony for allegedly kicking a door at the Kenosha Public Safety Building and allegedly making a comment about breaking a police officerâs fingers.
Clyde McLemore, 62, of Zion, Ill., founder of the Black Lives Matter chapter in Lake County, Illinois, was charged Friday in Kenosha County Circuit Court with attempted battery to a law enforcement officer â a felony â and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. A warrant was issued for McLemoreâs arrest.
McLemore was active in many of the Black Lives Matter protests in the city following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer on Aug. 23. He was also involved in protests in Racine following the Jan. 17, 2018, shooting of Donte Shannon by Racine Police. Prosecutors declined to file charges against police in either incident.
Activist facing felony, misdemeanor charges for alleged actions during Blake protests
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Kenosha, Fond du Lac, Green counties report judicial race results
Wisconsin voters cast their ballots in three judicial primary races on Feb. 16, and the results from Kenosha, Fond du Lac and Green counties are in.
Angela Cunningham and Angelina Gabriele will advance in the race for Branch 6 of the Kenosha County Circuit Court.
Cunningham, a defense attorney and guardian ad litem at ADC Law Office in Kenosha, received about 43% of the vote. Gabriele, the Kenosha County deputy district attorney, followed at 33%. The unofficial results from Kenosha County indicated all polls reporting.
In Fond du Lac County, Andrew J. Christenson and Laura Lavey will appear on the April 6 ballot. County election results show Christenson got the most votes about 39%, while Lavey came in second with 27% of the vote.