Bell Sr. said Gonzales decision to run for sheriff doesnt seem rational. He was expecting a long, drawn-out investigation into his own son's death not a decision made by the same police department in just a couple of days. Bells most recent sally is his public accusation that the Kenosha city administrator, John Morrissey, when he was a Kenosha police officer, provided false information when he submitted a transcript for a college degree that he had received. You can cancel at any time. The police account of the incident has depicted Gonzalez, the officer who fired the fatal shot, standing at Michael E. Bells left with his gun drawn when he pulled the trigger. The loving couple was surrounded by many family members. Courtesy of the Bell family Daniel Gaitan. Mar 22, 2022. The Office of Lawyer Regulation in May wrote to Beckman saying there was insufficient evidence to support an allegation of misconduct. She was born October 23, 1958 in Kenosha, the daughter of James [], Alan S. Owens, Dyn-O-Mite, age 74, passed away at Aurora Medical Center Kenosha on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. View Kenosha obituaries on Legacy, the most timely and comprehensive collection of local obituaries for Kenosha, Wisconsin, updated regularly throughout the day with submissions from newspapers . "The officer probably thought he had grabbed the gun, because why would an officer say that?" Morrissey denied that accusation when he spoke with an investigator who Bell hired in an effort to verify whether the transcript was accurate. Bell files civil lawsuit against police officer - Kenosha News In addition, according to the video, Michael E. Bells sister as well as his mother the elder Bells former wife saw the struggle. Bell was back in front of the city council in July with another citizen comment this time directed at the city administrator, John Morrissey. The actions of the officers involved in the incident were deemed justified after an internal investigation. His Son Was Shot by Cops 17 Years Ago. Now He's Suing to Get the Bullet. Bell offers another detail to support his contention that his son never touched Strausbaughs gun: In a 2005 State Crime Lab report on the shooting, investigators stated they found no evidence of the younger Bells DNA on the weapon. That account also has placed Strausbaugh, the officer who had shouted that his gun had been seized, standing at Bells immediate right. Bell had hired Michael Haag, a nationally recognized ballistics expert with the Albuquerque Police Department, to review evidence collected from the homes garage trim, which suggested that it sustained an impact from the bullet from the shooting. Bell Jr. was resisting arrest at the time and police said he was trying to grab an officers gun. Wisconsin eviction process: What happens to a tenants property? Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Noting that Morrissey worked full time as a Kenosha Police shift sergeant and had a family, Ezell calls that pace impossible.. Beckman, the retired detective working with Bell, disputes Graveleys claim about the so-called touch DNA. In 2021, Beckman filed a grievance against Graveley with the state Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR). I personally think that what Gonzalesjust did is going to put the incident under a microscope even further and its going to help us magnify the problems with the Kenosha Police Department, the Kenosha Police and Fire Commission and the DAs office.. Susan was born on October 15, 1954, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Gilbert [], Gary L. Brockman, 86 years old of Kenosha, WI passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital. Gonzalesthen shot Bell Jr. in the head. Dashcam footage shows the two men talked and then struggled. Theyre again going to find theres no merit.. Dawn was born on April 12, 1982, in Waukegan, IL, the daughter of Daniel Ratzke and Kathy [], Donald G. Urban, Sr., 72 years old, of Pleasant Prairie, WI passed away peacefully on Monday, April 17, 2023, at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, WI. In Wisconsins great progressive tradition, we aim to hold the powerful accountable to the people, follow the money, and dig out the truth. 0:29. Theres been a number of decisions that have been handed down from the Kenosha Circuit Court that have been reversed on appeal, Bell said. 2023 www.jsonline.com. There was a problem saving your notification. This article contains information from past Kenosha News reports. Please subscribe to keep reading. After the younger Bells death, the autopsy report identified the bullet entrance wound on the right side of his head, with the exit wound toward the back of his head on the left side. Born on June 21, 1943, she was the daughter of [], John Brady, 54, of Kenosha passed away on Thursday April 6, 2023 at Froedtert South-St. Catherines. Skeptical of the speed with which the police department investigated and cleared its own officers, Bell began campaigning for a new state law requiring investigations of deaths at the hands of police to be conducted by outside agencies a law that was enacted in 2014. Bell says the family was in shock as they went through the difficult grieving process and were trying to make funeral arrangements, so he cautioned patience. Bell's father, Michael Bell Sr., hired his own investigators, who discovered considerable inconsistencies with the police account. Officers said he was uncooperative and a struggle ensued in his familys driveway. A subsequent toxicology report showed that Bell had been drinking that night. The officer shot Bell pointblank in the head in front of his motherand sister. Bell and his family filed a federal civil suit in 2005 against the officers involved. Michael Conhartowski Obituary (1971 - 2021) - Kenosha, WI - Kenosha News Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Elliot Hughes. Surviving are his wife, Gerry; children,. The next month, he took out a national newspaper ad to put additional pressure on the governor and the attorney general. "Is the prosecutor looking at the case by the facts involved or are they looking at it through the lens of a 30-year relationship (with law enforcement)," Bell said. Police reenacted the events surrounding the shooting of Michael Bell three times. in September 2021 demanding the bullet. A John Doe investigation is similar to a grand jury investigation, but it is instead overseen by a judge, rather than a jury. The Kenosha man accused of entering a strangers home and assaulting a teenage girl who lived there early Sunday morning has been criminally c. A 30-year-old Kenosha woman is facing numerous criminal charges after allegedly burglarizing a home and neglecting her children. As the father of Michael Bell, who was killed by a rogue police officer, I am going to be the first citizen calling for a vote of no confidence, Bell said. A video on the website shows Gonzalesdiscussing the shooting. So far, however, the administration of Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian has ignored Bells claim and not responded to inquiries about it from the Wisconsin Examiner. Bell Sr. has been working with retired Kenosha Police DetectiveRuss Beckmanto help investigate the shooting. Five years ago: Serena Williams won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title, defeating her sister Venus 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open. Scott Walker passed the bill into law. Bell recognizes that their accomplishment with the bill happened with the help of the police. Gonzales was one of four Kenosha officers involved in the 2004 killing of Michael Bell Jr., who he shotin the head. Police officers unlawfully applied deadly force against Michael Bell. A 30-year-old Bristol man has been accused of numerous sex-related crimes across Kenosha County involving a minor he met online. She was the last child born to [], Keith Robert Drysdale, age 73, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 surrounded by his family. Competitive balance is coming to WIAA high school sports. He doesnt dispute that the incident itself was tense and heated and emotions were running high. The shooting was investigated internally by the department, which concluded after two days that there was no police wrongdoing in Michael E. Bells death. "After we created enough ruckus, the unions ended up sitting down with us and talking with us," Bell says. In a January deposition for the libel lawsuit, Gonzalez told Bells lawyer the fifth officers full name. But that misinterpretation needs to be unpacked, he argues not simply dismissed as somehow unavoidable. That mirror was in fact broken after the incident. In October 2021, Bell filed a formal complaint with Gov. [], Micheal Kenneth McCambridge, 61, of Kenosha, was called home to his Lord on Friday, April 7, 2023, at his home after valiantly fighting cancer for over six years. "And I just I figured it might've been shot in the leg or shot in the arm but I came to find out that an officer placed a gun directly to my son's temple and took his life.". In Wisconsin, A Decade-Old Police Shooting Leads To New Law Beckman filed a 107-page appealon July 12, and on July 20, the office said it would "further review" the grievance. Antaramian was not at Monday nights meeting. Bell who is called Mitchell Smith in the book sued Gonzalez for libel for inventing a quote attributed to Smith that implied he was seeking vengeance against Gonzalez. We asked for the bullet to be examined because nobody knows the truth, yet, about what has gone on, Bell said Friday. Timothy Bell Obituary (2017) - Racine, WI - Kenosha News - Legacy.com Kenosha News Recent Obituaries: All of Kenosha News's Recent Obituaries