(Madison Wis.) Dane County DA declines to press felony battery charges against Damon Terrell

[Ellipsis]

Source: Isthmus

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne has declined to file charges against Damon Terrell, nearly one month after he was arrested at the state Capitol on tentative charges of battery to a police officer.

"We had some questions and we didn't believe we could reach our burden," Ozanne said Monday morning.

Terrell was also facing tentative charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

A call for comment to the Department of Administration, which oversees the Capitol police, was not immediately returned.

According to Madison criminal defense attorney Robert Ruth, a number of factors must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt to be convicted of battery to a police officer under Wisconsin law. Included among them is that the defendant caused bodily harm to a person and that the defendant's conduct was a substantial factor in producing the bodily harm.

Read more: http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=40975

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I smell lawsuit... Chief David Erwin's leadership lies in question here


Here's the original arrest video.

While at the same time pain compliance is applied to his brother during a simultaneous arrest in this video.

[Scuba]

1. Shame on the Capitol Police. Shame on Erwin. Shame on Walker.

[hue]

3. Those 3 know NO SHAME. They will never experience that feeling=shameless.

Hi Scuba!!

[formercia]

2. Fascists do what Fascists do.

Sue the Bastards.

[Ellipsis]

7. According to a facebook comment at "Shit Scott Walker Is Doing To My State"...

...it's in thee works.

[madrchsod]

9. thanks....added this to my facebook page

[Ellipsis]

10. another good one "the devils advocate radio"

https://www.facebook.com/thedevilsadvocatesradio

[madrchsod]

12. thanks..

.i've got more wisconsin facebook pages than illinois...i guess my state is to boring....

[hue]

4. Chief Erwin & gang have committed assaults & infractions on our freedoms that they should be jailed

[Ellipsis]

5. Hey neighbor. There are two officers... who may lose thier jobs from what many have seen.

[hue]

6. I'll believe it when I see it!!

Hi back to You Ellipsis!!

[madrchsod]

8. could it be that someone is starting to crunch the numbers?

the costs of these misdemeanor arrests has to be adding up. then add in costs if any of these arrests are taken to federal court .

[Ellipsis]

11. They stopped arresting people

No announcement of potential arrest before the solidarity sing along or signage warning of arrest... for over two weeks now.

[JoeyT]

13. Which makes them look far far worse than if they'd never arrested anyone.

If they hadn't arrested anyone, they could've played the "Well, we disagree with the protesters, but we support their right to blah blah Americans and flags and whatever." card. When they try to suppress a protest and fail miserably at it, then have to change tactics, it just makes them look like authoritarian jerks that got beaten.