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dispute,” and cell phone footage of the incident “shows 29-year-old Blake struggiing with Officer Rusten Sheskey and another officer,” who “both deployed their fasers, but .were unsuccessful.” Perez reported that Blake then “appears to jean info the driver's side of the car,” and Sheskey “opens fre” with “Slake’s three young boys in the backseat.” Craveley said, “We say with confidence, based on Blaxe’s admission, based on all the officers saying it, and this video evidence, he clearly is armed with a knife.” he Gi eR 3 (1/5, story 6, 1:50, O'Donnell, 4.65) reported, “Tonight Kenosha, Wisconsin is on edge after prosecutors announce ed the sho oe -otcer who shot Jacob Blake wil not face criminal charges, nor wii any other officers.” The August shooting “sparked unrest in Kenosha, and the National Guard is on patrol tonight.” Graveiey said, “This case is really ali about self-defense and can it be sae that it doss not exist. if is realy evidence about the perspective of Officer Sheskey.” Biake's father, Jacob Sfake, Sr., said, “We'll find federal ways that justice will find for my Son. We're not dane yet” The S8 (1/5, Richmond} reports that Graveley “announced Tuesday that he wii not fie criminal charges against’ Sheskey, the white poiice off cer who shot Blake “in the back in Kenosha last summer, ieaving him paralyze and setting off someiimes violent protests in the city.” The August 23 shooting, “captured on bystander video, turned the nation’s spotlight on Wisconsin during a summer marked by protests over police drufality and racism.” Over 250 arrests were made “in the days that fofowed, including 1 F-year-oic Kyle Ritenhouse.” {4/9} reporis that Graveiey “found police officer Rusten Sheskey aciec in selfdefense while shooting Biake seven times at close range, saying Blake was armed with a knife and had resisted arrest, withstanding muttipie Taser shots.” The decision, which also clears two other officers, “could incite more demonstrations, which have frequently broken out in the Urited States in recent years afer police have been cleared of wrongdoing in shootings of African Americans.” Ben Crump, an attomey for Blaxe, tweeted, “We are immensely disappointed and feel this cecision failed not only Jacob and his family but the community that ot rotesied and demanded justice.” T Fost (14, Guarino, Berman, Bellware, 10.524} reports § at witness accounts differ from Graveley’s The depiction, descri ing Blake ‘tying fo break up an argument between two women" and unarmed when he was shot while walking “back toward his vehicle.” if i (4/5, Ailworth, Subscription Publication, 8.44M) reports that Graveley alsa said that no charges wil be brought a ake following a review of the incident. Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband said that a separate investigation being carried out by the Federal Bureau of investigation in cooperation with ihe Wisconsin Daision of Criminal Investigation is ongoi ng. 8 y (15, Joyce, 357M} reports that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D} “activated about 500 Nat onal Guard soldiers and airmen in an ‘effort to ensure pudlic safety” on Monday, ahead of the announcement. Ng ag (1/3, Al, Chiarilo, Bosman, Eligon, 20.6} reports, Evers said after fhe announcement, “Today's decision | is further evidence that our work is not done — we must work each cay in earnest foward a more just, more fair, and more equitable state and couniry, and to combat the racism experienced by Black Wisconsinites.” The Kenosha City Council had “unanimously passed an emergency declaration Monday that would allow the mayor fo implement a curfew’ affer the announcement, whi ie ° the Kenosha County sheriff “deciared a state of emergency’ ahead of expected orctests. it xi Sentinal (1/4, Barton, Spicuzza, Linnane, 844K} reports thai Graveley “said he relied both on an investigation by the i sconsin Department of Justice and on an outside assessment of that investigation, conducted by former Madison Police Chief Noble Wray,” who “served as a federai police reform specialist during the Obama administration affer his retirement in 2073.” The catiey (41/5, Dima, 375%) reporis that Graveley said he made the decision “independent of political forces or outside winds that swirl about." § (4/5, Pollak, 4 '.256M) has mi more on the deci SION. Rittenhouse Pleads Not Guilty To Alf Charges. The S&x 1 (1/5, Vielmeii, 844K} reports, “More than four months after he was charged with killing two protesters and wounding a third during civil unrest in Kenosha, Kyle Ritienhouse formally entered not guilty pleas Tuesday, tiggering the next phases of what is stiff expected to be a very drawn-out case.” The Sentinel says, “Ritlenhouse has become a symbol to both sides in the national debate over race and justice, law and orger, anc guns.” Rittenhouse “is charged with five felonies: firstdegree intentional homicide in the death of Joseph Rosenbaum, 36; first-degree reckless homicide of Anthony Huber, 26: attempted first-degree intentional homicide of Gaige Grosskreutz, 26: and two counts oe recklessly endangering safety, for shots fired at others.” (145, Ruiz, 23.99) reports that Riterhouse “and his legal team have arqued self-defense, maintaining that he only fred his rifle after being attacked from behind.” Prosecutors allege that Rittenhouse traveled “from his home in Antoch, 18, across state lines to nearby Kenosha, after learning of a call for militia to profect businesses during protests on Aug. 25.” The case is set tc go to trial “on March 29, bul the start date couie be delayed. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for Maren 10.”