Yamahiro Didn't Want Only a 'Career Prosecutor,' Picks 2 Dem Lawyers to Review Mensah Case
It's unprecedented to resurrect a police shooting case in which the officer was repeatedly cleared years ago. Yet that's what Judge Glenn Yamahiro has done despite his ex-wife's close ties to the case.
Milwaukee County Judge Glenn Yamahiro, a former public defender, has revealed that he did not want only a "career prosecutor" to review the 2016 Joseph Mensah shooting case that Yamahiro has resurrected despite multiple past reviews that cleared the officer. Instead, he picked two lawyers with strong Democratic ties who have both donated money to liberal candidates. One is a business lawyer.
The Mensah Special Prosecutors
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The Mensah special prosecutors are Scott Hansen , who works primarily in business law for the Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren law firm, and La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke. Gruenke is a Democrat who has donated to...