A Kenosha man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for knocking a police officer unconscious during protests in Kenosha over the shooting of Jacob Blake, prosecutors said.
A federal judge also last week ordered 29-year-old Ashton Howard to three years of supervised release following his prison sentence and to pay more than $29,000 in restitution for medical expenses stemming from the attack, the US Attorney’s Office said.
Howard pleaded guilty last year to obstructing a law enforcement officer while that officer was engaged in official duties during a civil disorder.
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Prosecutors said a Kenosha police officer was helping to remove a damaged police vehicle on Aug. 23, 2020, during protests when Howard threw a brick at the officer, knocking him unconscious. The officer was later hospitalized.
A Kenosha, Wisconsin man was sentenced to five years in prison for knocking out a police officer during a 2020 protest.
Prosecutors said Howard’s phone contained videos showing the officer struck with the brick and several video stills showing the victim on the ground with emojis indicating “quiet” and “mouth closed.”
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After the attack, Howard bragged to several people that he was the person who hit the officer, prosecutors said.
Howard’s attack on the officer came during widespread riots in Kenosha after a white officer shot Blake, a black man, in the back while responding to a domestic disturbance, leaving Blake paralyzed.
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The officer, Rusten Sheskey, was not charged.
