Evers vetoes Tougher on Crime bills, approves OWI sentencing changes

February 28, 2020 4:06 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed four bills in the Republican-backed "Tougher on Crime" bill package on Friday. The measures aimed to impose tougher sanctions and sentences on criminals, including making it easier to revoke extended supervision, parole or probation for people charged with a crime.

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Sterling Brown of Bucks sues Milwaukee over stun-gun arrest

June 19, 2018 11:00 am Leave a comment

Attorney Mark Thomsen, representing Milwaukee Bucks rookie Sterling Brown, speaks with reporters outside City Hall in Milwaukee, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Brown is suing the city and its police department because officers used a stun gun on him during his arrest for a parking violation in January. Thomsen filed the lawsuit in federal court Tuesday alleging excessive force and unlawful arrest. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department Tuesday, saying officers' use of a stun gun during his arrest for a parking violation constitutes excessive force and that they targeted him because he is black.

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Evers vetoes Tougher on Crime bills, approves OWI sentencing changes

Sterling Brown of Bucks sues Milwaukee over stun-gun arrest