Federal judge dismisses two claims against ex-Wisconsin police officer Joseph Mensah, who killed three people of color, allowing one case to continue.
A federal judge has dismissed two of three claims against a former Wisconsin police officer, Joseph Mensah, who killed three people of color in five years. The families of Antonio Gonzales, Jay Anderson, and Alvin Cole filed federal lawsuits against Mensah and the city's police department in 2021 and 2022, alleging excessive force and the promotion of racism. The judge dismissed the Gonzales and Anderson families' claims, but allowed the Cole case to continue, setting oral arguments for next month. Mensah is Black and has not been charged in any of the incidents. He resigned from the police department under pressure in 2020 and joined the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.
March 15, 2024
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