Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Bell believes the dent was made by a bullet, and a ballistics expert he hired reported that the dent had traces of lead. Gonzales was one of four Kenosha officers involved in the 2004 killing of Michael Bell Jr., who he shotin the head. "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.". Still, Ezells report concludes that Morrissey did appear on paper to be a graduate of the program. This article contains information from past Kenosha News reports. According to the suit, some of the circumstances surrounding his sons death have not been resolved, including the physical positions of the officers and Michael at the moment of the shooting.. And then she told me it was by a police officer," Bell says. Numerous armed officers . But one shooting in Wisconsin highlights another factor at play when police shoot civilians the lack of outside investigation. Surviving are his wife, Gerry; children,. Suit seeking access to bullet in 2004 Michael E. Bell shooting by He was born and grew [], An empathetic caregiver with a wicked wit, Janice entertained kids with her childlike enthusiasm for songs, make-believe and projects. Michael Bell Sr. (center) and his family stand near one of the billboards they bought in a campaign to bring awareness to internal police investigations. For questions or comments, contact WPRs Audience Services at 1-800-747-7444, email listener@wpr.org or use our Listener Feedback form. Man whose son was killed by Kenosha police years ago reacts to Jacob Wisconsin eviction process: What happens to a tenants property? John was born on March 28, 1969 in Des Plaines, IL, the son of [], Dennis C Eskola of Kenosha WI was born Sept 02, 1959 to Bruce and Nancy (Togersen) Eskola in Milwaukee, WI. "So we hired an investigative consultant who teamed up with a retired Kenosha police detective.". The suit also named Kenoshas city-county Joint Services, which currently has custody of the bullet. That wrongful death lawsuit was later settled out of court and they were awarded $1.75 million. In addition, according to the video, Michael E. Bells sister as well as his mother the elder Bells former wife saw the struggle. So far, Bells campaign has generated full-page newspaper ads and TV spots, but otherwise nothing but roadblocks. [], Dawn Morales, 41, of Kenosha passed away on April 15, 2023, in Kenosha. 2023. The links at left demonstrate that the Kenosha Police Department unnecessarily and wrongfully killed Michael Bell. In 2004, Michael Bell Sr.'s 21-year-old son was shot and killed by a Kenosha officer during a. A Kenosha police officer shot and killed Michael E. Bell in the driveway of his mothers home in the early morning hours of Nov. 9, 2004. 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.. IN PHOTOS: Michael Bell shooting through the years Over the course of a dozen years, Michael M. Bell has been campaigning for local and state officials to take a new look at the 2004 killing of his son by a Kenosha police officer. Parkside, 75, passed unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Bell's father, Michael Bell Sr., hired his own investigators, who discovered considerable inconsistencies with the police account. Graveley sent a letter to Bell Sr. in September 2017 declining. Contact Editor Ruth Conniff for questions: info@wisconsinexaminer.com. Michael M. Bell believes that scenario would undermine the official justification for the shooting: to prevent Strausbaughs gun from being turned on the officers. The ad reiterated his June 1 deadline for the bullets release in return for his offer to waive the citys financial liability. I would like to see a proper investigation conducted, Bell said in one of several interviews with the Wisconsin Examiner over the last two years about the case. Pleasant. But after lab reports finally came back, Michael Bell Jr.'s DNA and fingerprints were not found on the officer's gun. Maybe the city is worried about future litigation instead of what is just and right., Bell asked the City Council if Antaramian and Morrissey, the former police chief, are controlling a bullet the will implicate them in a crime., I believe they are deliberately stalling the discovery of evidence to avoid prosecution for their role in a police murder, Bell said. He was born October 9, 1950, in Kenosha WI, the son []. The Police Department ruled the shooting justified and the Kenosha County district attorney at the time, Robert Jambois, didnt issue charges. Nevertheless, in an email message that Bell sent June 30 to dozens of Kenosha-area elected officials, Bell stated, I strongly believe, based on the findings of Allen Ezells report, that former Chief of Police John Morrissey fraudulently obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice.. If you know this officer, if you've worked with him before, can you really be objective in terms of evaluating that shooting? There was a problem saving your notification. . The actions of the officers involved were deemed justified after an internal investigation. 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. Courtesy of the Bell family Prosecutors never brought charges against Albert Gonzales, who shot 21-year-old Bell in the head in front of his mother and sister. He said his suspicions about the degrees authenticity fit into a pattern of deception he believes is tied to a cover-up of the circumstances of his sons death at the hands of police nearly 18 years ago. 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 . Michael M. Bells son was killed in the driveway of his mothers home the elder Bells ex-wife. We agree with the court that it was not a justiciable controversy, Antaramian said. The grievance alleges Graveley acted with dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in his decision not to launch the investigation. A lawsuit from Michael M. Bell seeking to gain access to the bullet that killed his son outside his Kenosha home in 2004 has been dismissed. Albert Gonzales, Kenosha Police officer who shot Michael E. Bell, plans At that point, Gonzalez was at point-blank range from Bell, and on Kruegers order, he shot Bell. Five police units were even present when Gov. Kim Marie Bell Obituary (1958 - 2023) | Kenosha, Wisconsin So they were cleared really quickly. During pretrial depositions, Bell and his lawyers questioned inconsistencies in the official account that contradicted physical evidence and accounts from eyewitnesses outside the police department. it pushed Wisconsin to require outside law enforcement agencies, has continued battling for accountability ever since, Kenosha police have killed at least 5 people in last 17 years, Gonzalesalso self-published a memoir about the shooting, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. In 2019, Bell found a dent in siding flashing on the garage. Within 48 hours, Kenosha police ruled the shooting justified. Daniel Gaitan. Thats important, the elder Bell says, because it calls into question the assumption that the officers at the scene were in danger. In the last year, that campaign has escalated culminating with public allegations that Bell has directed at the Kenosha city administrator, a former Kenosha police chief. But there was no admission of wrongdoing, and the police maintained that Michael Bell Jr. caused his own death. But the other officers who were on the scene were in a position to understand that Strausbaugh was mistaken, Bell and Beckman believe. Born in [], Dolores Mae (Gratz) Fox Foxie, age 80, passed away at Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital on Saturday, April 1, 2023, surrounded by her loving family after a short illness. He was born on September 16th, 1984, in Waukegan, IL, to Paul and Connie (Hayes) Roark. The actions of the officers involved in the incident were deemed justified after an internal investigation. "I had formulated in my mind what really needed to occur here to make this process better," he says. Born on June 8, 1934, in [], Julia Angelos, 80, of Pleasant Prairie passed away on April 5, 2023, at Froedtert South Pleasant Prairie Hospital. In a grievance filed by Beckman to the Office of Lawyer Regulation, he alleges Graveley misrepresented evidence in the case. Police testified that Officer Gonzales was standing to Michaels left when he shot Michael in the left side of his head. Bell's father, Michael Bell Sr., hired his own investigators, who discovered considerable inconsistencies with the police account. On November 9, 2004, a Kenosha police officer shot Michael Bell in the head one day before Michael was to testify at a court hearing regarding a previous incident with the same officer who stopped him this last fatal time. "The platform I'm going to have is what I'm running for. Michael M. Bell is seeking an outside independent analysis of the bullet involved in the 2004 death of his son in a Kenosha Police officer-involved shooting. The younger Bell was killed by police during a traffic stop on Nov. 9, 2004. In October 2020, he launched a website, called Ministry of the Badge, making himself available for public speaking engagements at church and law enforcement seminars. An unarmed Michael Bell Jr. was shot and killed by Kenosha police officers in front of his parents' home in 2004. He [], Arthur Webster Molette, Jr., age 74, passed away at Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital on Friday, April 14, 2023. 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's father, Michael Sr., says he'll never forget the phone call he received on the night of Nov. 9, 2004, from his oldest daughter. Police testified that Michael had his hand on Officer Strausbaughs gun, but The Wisconsin State Crime Lab found no fingerprints or DNA. Bell had asked that he be allowed access to the bullet that killed Michael E. Bell Jr. about 17 years ago outside the garage at his home on the citys south side for further investigation and analysis. Officer in shooting commits suicide documentary video says the pattern of the blood also supports the conclusion that his son was shot on the right side rather than the left. State Looking Into Whether District Attorney Mishandled Bell Investigation. Later in May, Bell took out national newspaper ads again, this time accusing the police department of having concealed the presence of the fifth officer as a witness, and asserting that the same officer also collected evidence at the scene despite having been a witness. His Son Was Shot by Cops 17 Years Ago. Now He's Suing to Get the Bullet. Michael Bell Sr. addresses city officials in April 2022 Michael Horton Obituary (2016) - Kenosha, WI - Kenosha News - Legacy.com Were going toIm going to ask the mayor to either release the bullet or step down as mayor of Kenosha, he said. They told him that if he wanted to take the billboards down, they would work with him in crafting some the legislation he sought. Bell raised the subject again during the public comment period before the city councils July 6 meeting, and got no response. Video: Kenosha police save driver after minivan bursts into flames, Meet Gaston: The Disney villain in Kenosha's "Beauty and the Beast" show, TODAY'S TEEN 2023: Lia Montemurro of LakeView Technology Academy, Bristol man accused of child enticement, assault and possessing child pornography, Racine man charged in Kenosha after fleeing from deputies in Walmart parking lot, Kenosha woman charged with burglary, theft and child neglect, Instagram mom convicted for fabricating story about kids' kidnapping, Rare images captured of butterflies taking flight after emerging from chrysalis, Ride like royalty! When Graveley was elected Kenosha County district attorney in 2017, Bell Sr. urged him to reexamine the case and open aninvestigation. But that misinterpretation needs to be unpacked, he argues not simply dismissed as somehow unavoidable. Courtesy of the Bell family The Office of Lawyer Regulation in May wrote to Beckman saying there was insufficient evidence to support an allegation of misconduct. In 2020, the United States and several other nations prepared to airlift citizens out of the Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak that had killed more than 100 people. Photo courtesy of the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department. She was born on December 28th, 1934, to the late Walter and Mae (Czochara) [], Pamela M. Kraft age 79 of Randall, WI died April 24, 2023. He said the shooting of Bell Jr. in 2004 is "all in the past. On November 9, 2004, a Kenosha police officer shot Michael Bell in the head one day before Michael was to testify at a court hearing regarding a previous incident with the same officer who stopped him this last fatal time. Updated daily. Im planning on running those not only regionally but also on some high-profile events.. Born in Milo, IA on June 20, 1947, he was the . It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ryan Franklin Bell of Salem, Wisconsin, who passed away on March 21, 2023, at the age of 47, leaving to mourn family and friends. Michael M. Bell subsequently sued the city. You can cancel at any time. In 2011, chaos engulfed Egypt as protesters seized the streets of Cairo, battling police, burning down the ruling partys headquarters and defying a military curfew. There is no. In Wisconsins great progressive tradition, we aim to hold the powerful accountable to the people, follow the money, and dig out the truth. Citizens in Kenosha can no longer remain quiet, and the public must know all about the many problems in this case and the refusal of city administration to address these problems.. Antaramian was not at Monday nights meeting. 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. She was born in Evanston, IL on May 3, 1947, daughter of [], It is with profound sadness that the family of Shelli Lin Madisen 54, resident of Racine, announce her unexpected passing on Saturday April 8, 2023. In fact, police officers need to be part of the solution.". In such situations, you do the best you can in the moment, he said. Barton says it didn't take long. I essentially am going to continue to run billboards and run print ads and I actually asked my video producer to go ahead and produce some TV spots. "So to clear themselves in 48 hours, I was just completely flabbergasted.". . Bell charges that the official account of how his son died has distorted key details to justify the shooting and avoid accountability for the police department, the officers involved and the city. The family later received a $1.75 million wrongful death settlement. 0:08. "The public needs to know whether the facts involved will be an issue or a bias will be there because of that working relationship.". In 2001, according to his city personnel file, Morrissey received a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice through Kaplan Colleges, a for-profit college. They took out ads in the New York Times, in USA Today and on radio and created TV commercials. Bell got out of the car he was driving and a scuffle ensued, with Bell at one point breaking away and running toward the house after the officer used a taser on him. Obituaries | Kenosha.com A 30-year-old Bristol man has been accused of numerous sex-related crimes across Kenosha County involving a minor he met online. Ten years ago: Victoria Azarenka routed three-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to win the Australian Open. There was the legal avenue which we had to do first but now theres the public avenue. In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. If there had been a thorough and independent investigation of the shooting, he says, and if it had verified his scenario or something like it, the resulting report would have come back and said it was an error, Bell said. His son, Michael Bell Jr., was shot and killed by Kenosha Police in 2004. Please subscribe to keep reading. Born on November 17, 1938, to the late Lester and Edith (Hardegen) Ruka, she attended local [], Sylvia Rapp, 65, of Kenosha passed away on Sunday April 9, 2023 at Aurora Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Follow him on Twitter@elliothughes12. He finished a distant third in the contest Tuesday night.). "And I do recognize that a number of police officers risk their life to protect people. A fourth officer, Albert Gonzalez, arrived on the scene. Born on []. This is nothing more than a case of somebody pulling the wool over everybodys eyes, Bell said in a recent interview. In a letter to Bell, the prosecutor asserted the lack of DNA on the gun proved nothing, and that in brief contact with a firearm or holster, you would almost never see a positive test result for the presence of that persons DNA. He also stated that DNA analysts at the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) State Crime Lab had told him that there would be no expectation of DNA results under the facts and circumstances described in your sons death.. The police shooting of Michael Bell was wrong. Kenosha County Circuit Judge Chad Kerkman dismissed the lawsuit Feb. 7, 2022; Bell has appealed the dismissal. Strausbaugh shouted several times that Bell had his gun. Barton says that Wisconsin has had many officer-involved shootings and custody deaths. Bell's son was shot and killed by police in Kenosha, Wis. Race is at the forefront of the current debate over the police use of deadly force. The Kenosha police officer who shot and killed Michael Bell Jr. in 2004 is running in next years election for Kenosha County sheriff. The university, citing privacy laws, refused to discuss Morriseys transcript with the Wisconsin Examiner. Deputy Editor Erik Gunn reports and writes on work and the economy, health policy and related subjects, for the Wisconsin Examiner. Police had no lawful reason to stop Michael Bells vehicle, and in so doing, violated not only the law but also their own Policies and Procedures. A subsequent toxicology report showed that Bell had been drinking that night. Kim Marie Bell, 64, formerly of Kenosha, late of Milwaukee, passed away peacefully, Sunday, February 12, 2023 at her residence. Meanwhile, the stateSupreme Court Office of Lawyer Regulationhas agreed to evaluate ifKenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley mishandled his 2017 decision not to launch a John Doe investigation into the shooting. hide caption. He vowed to take the case to the Court of Appeals and to continue investigating his sons death. View all Kenosha County obituaries. Police officers unlawfully applied deadly force against Michael Bell. Bell Sr., of Kenosha, made. Bells repeated attempts to interest the city, the Kenosha County District Attorneys office, the courts and the Wisconsin Department of Justice in re-examining his sons death have all hit dead-ends. In the nearly 17 years since 21-year-old Michael E. Bell was shot and killed by Kenosha, Wisconsin, police in front of his home, his father, Michael M. Bell Sr. has made it his life's work to . Tony Evers, charging that Attorney General Josh Kaul and the DOJ had ignored his repeated requests for the agency to take a new look at his sons death. Michael E. Bell Wisconsin Department Of Justice Jacob Blake Shooting Van Wanggaard Lena Taylor Senate Judiciary And Public Safety Committee 21st Senate District National Transportation Safety. In 2017, Bell met with Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley and asked for a new investigation. He believes that what happened was the result of an avoidable error in judgment an error that should be recognized and from which police and prosecutors might learn so that its less likely to happen again. Kenosha.com is a local, digital media platform offering interesting, engaging content created by experienced journalists and local professionals. If that dent could be linked to the bullet that killed his son, Bell says, it would support his scenario for the shooting: that the bullet was fired in the direction of the garage. "But apparently, they either didn't hear that or disregarded it," Barton says. 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. A Kenosha police officer who was involved in the controversial and highly publicized fatal shooting in 2004 of 21-year-old Michael E. Bell committed suicide early Sunday, according to Chief John . That mirror was in fact broken after the incident. Continue to article content. The daughter of the late Joseph and Sylvia (Sydlowski) Laurin. Obituary | Kim Marie Bell of Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bruch-Hansen In October 2021, Bell filed a formal complaint with Gov. Bell filed suit late last summer in Kenosha County Circuit Court against the city after his requests to obtain the bullet were denied by city officials and Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley. Beckman, who lives in Brown County, is now suing the agency in circuit court there; he is representing himself. TIMOTHY BELL OBITUARY Timothy Bell Timothy "Tim" Bell, Professor Emeritus U.W. Anatomy of a Police Cover-Up," which explores continuing questions about the 2004 fatal shooting of Michael E. Bell, 21, by Kenosha .
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