Justin Blake is suing the Kenosha County sheriff’s department for allegedly engaging in “torture” after arresting him during a demonstration over the police shooting of his nephew, Jacob Blake.
The complaint, filed Tuesday in federal court, says sheriff’s officers forced Justin Blake into a device known as an “emergency restraint chair” after arresting him for disorderly conduct and obstructing/resisting an officer in April 2021.Blake did not speak to the officers as part of his protest, according to the lawsuit, and they strapped him into the chair as punishment for his silence.
The sheriff’s department referred questions to its attorney, Sam Hall, who denied Blake’s allegations of wrongdoing. “Instead of using physical force, our most peaceful option is to have them sit in the restraint chair,” interim Sheriff’s Capt. Eric Klinkhammer told the paper. “It’s not used as punishment, it’s used so people can stay safe, and as soon as we can get someone out of the chair, we take them out.”Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
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