A Kenosha man has been sentenced to 5 years in federal jail for knocking a police officer unconscious throughout protests in Kenosha over the taking pictures of Jacob Blake, prosecutors stated.

A federal decide additionally ordered Ashton Howard, 29, final week to 3 years on supervised launch following his jail time period and to pay over $29,000 in restitution for medical bills stemming from the assault, the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace stated.

Howard pleaded responsible final 12 months to obstructing a legislation enforcement officer whereas that officer was engaged in his official duties throughout a civil dysfunction.

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Prosecutors stated a Kenosha police officer was serving to take away a broken police car on Aug. 23, 2020, throughout protests when Howard threw a brick on the officer, knocking him unconscious. The officer was subsequently hospitalized.

A Kenosha, Wisconsin, man was sentenced to 5 years in jail for knocking out a police officer throughout a 2020 protest.

Prosecutors stated Howard’s telephone contained movies exhibiting the officer being hit with the brick and several other nonetheless video pictures exhibiting the sufferer on the bottom with emojis indicating “quiet” and “mouth shut.”

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After the assault, Howard bragged to a number of those who he was the one that hit the officer, prosecutors stated.

Howard’s assault on the officer got here throughout widespread unrest in Kenosha after a white officer shot Blake — a Black man — within the again whereas responding to a home disturbance, leaving Blake paralyzed.

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The officer, Rusten Sheskey, was not charged.