Update 09/04/2020 4:41pm:
Jacob Blake,the Wisconsin man who was left paralyzed after being shot seven times in the back by an officer as Kenosha police attempted to arrest him, made his first court appearance on Friday via video from his hospital bed. Blake is facing charges of criminal trespassing, third-degree sexual assault, and disorderly conduct for an incident that occurred before the shooting and is unrelated to the incident.
Blake's attorney, Patrick Cafferty, submitted not guilty pleas for all three of the charges against him, and a judge approved a $10,000 signature bond for Blake, in addition to the $500 cash already in place as bail. He is allowed to leave the state only for medical treatment, and his next court appearance is scheduled for October 21.
Source: CNN
Original 08/27/2020 9:18pm:
The Chicago-Sun Times reports that Jacob Blake's father said his 29-year-old son was handcuffed to the hospital bed when he visited him on Wednesday. “I hate it that he was laying in that bed with the handcuff onto the bed,” said Jacob Blake Sr. “He can’t go anywhere. Why do you have him cuffed to the bed?”
The older Blake questioned why his son was arrested and revealed that the Kenosha Police Department, Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office, and Wisconsin Department of Justice did not offer any information regarding the arrest.
During a press conference on Thursday, Wisconsin governor Tony Evers said "hell yes," when asked if he was concerned about Blake being handcuffed. “I would have no personal understanding [of] why that would be necessary,” said Evers. “I can’t imagine why that’s happening and I would hope that we would be able to find a ... better way to have him get better and recover.”
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
