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Jacob Blake Court Appearance  

 29-year-old Jacob Blake who is from Wisconsin was seen for the first time on Friday from his hospital bed. He made his first court appearance from the hospital for the charges of one felony third-degree sexual assault, misdemeanor criminal trespass and disorderly conduct charge. When asked if he had any question Black responded, “At the Moment, No I don’t”.  

Blake was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in May. The woman told officers “that Mr. Blake, 29, took her keys and debit card before fleeing the scene”. The Kenosha county District Attorney’s office say’s “these were the charges Mr. Blake was wanted for at the time of the 23 August shooting”.

Blakes attorney entered a ple of not guilty for all three charges on Friday. The Judge approved a $10,000 signature bond for Blake. In addition to the $500 cash bond already in place as bail. The bail agreement was signed, allowing Blake to leave the state only for medical treatment.  He also cannot have violent contact with the alleged victim or possess any weapons, Commissioner Loren Keating said.

The charges were prior to and unrelated to the August 23 shooting that left him seriously wounded and hospitalized. Blake was left paralyzed by the shooting. He was initially in the intensive care unit, but his condition has improved, his family said. 

The Kenosha Professional Police Association claims Blake was armed with a knife and “forcefully fought” with the officers who tried too subdue him. Leading them to opening fire on him with a total of 7 shot being fired at his back. The two officers who subdue him an open fired on him have since than been put on administrative leave.

Upon further investigation investigators did say there was a knife on the floor of his car.  It was not on Blake when the officers fire upon him with his back turn to them. They did state though that he was trying to reach into the car to pull something out which prompted officers to open fire on him.

Blake is recovering in the hospital well. He has been handcuffed to his bed because of the bail bond that still needs to be paid. The next court date is October 21 with the jury being brought in on November 9. During this time, they are going to go over the last two charges to see if they are going to be drop or will he have to do some time for them.

With the shooting of Blake, it added fuel to the fire of the protesting that was already going on in Kenosha Wisconsin. Two protestors that were fight against the shooting of Blake were killed in Kenosha amid the widespread looting and vandalism. 

Blake also got the chance to talk to former vice president Joe Biden from his hospital bed over the phone Thursday.  The democratic president nominee was in Kenosha doing his campaign. Wisconsin is a state where anyone can win it at this point. 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/jacob-blake-appears-court-hospital-bed-domestic-abuse/story?id=72823251

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54036131

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/04/us/jacob-blake-court-hearing/index.html

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