Jury Acquits Protester Accused in Assault on Wisconsin Lawmaker
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 20, 2021
A Wisconsin jury on Tuesday found a woman not guilty of charges that she had beaten a state senator who was recording video of protesters at a Black Lives Matter demonstration last year.
The woman, Kerida O’Reilly, 34, of Madison, Wis., was acquitted of felony substantial battery and misdemeanor disorderly conduct in connection with the June 24, 2020, episode, Mx. O’Reilly’s lawyer, Jessa Nicholson Goetz, said on Tuesday night.
“I am extremely relieved to see that once everyone gets into . . .
