Rusten Sheskey
The lead attorney for a Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in August 2020 confirmed on Tuesday morning that no money changed hands before Blake agreed to drop his excessive force lawsuit against Rusten Sheskey.
Attorney Kenneth M. Battle, managing partner of O’Connor & Battle LLP released a statement on behalf of the firm and co-counsel Michele Braun in response to the Monday news that a federal judge dismissed Blake’s case with prejudice.
As Law&Crime reported, Blake attorney Patrick Salvi II on Friday filed a stipulation to dismiss. U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller followed that up on Monday by dismissing the case as requested—namely, with prejudice and without costs. There was no mention in the document of any kind of settlement, so Law&Crime reached out to Blake’s lawyers and Battle for some clarification on the resolution of this case.
Battle’s press release Tuesday confirmed that there was no settlement: “To be clear, no money changed hands for this dismissal.”
The firm described Sheskey as “extremely happy” and “relieved” about the dismissal, and hopeful for the future.
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“I sincerely pray for healing, unity and peace for the city of Kenosha, and its residents, in the immediate future. Let’s begin to rebuild the bonds that have been frayed by such an unfortunate turn of events,” Battle said in a statement.
Read more about the dismissal here.
This is a developing story.
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