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John Weber: County Prosecutors and Kashka Meadors

john weber: The jury found probable cause for abuse of a resident of a penal facility in the death of 38-year-old Terrill Thomas on April 24, 2016, according to Brandon Sun. The jurors recommended charges against two jail supervisors, Nancy Evans and Kashka Meadors, and five officers James Ramsey-Guy, Jor Don Johnson, Thomas Laine, Dominique Smith and John Weber. The jury's recommendation Monday came after a six-day inquest that included testimony from jail staff and evidence from county prosecutors. It's up to prosecutors whether to file charges. The six-person jury returned its recommendation just a few hours after morning testimony that the sheriff's office continued using water deprivation as a form of punishment even after Thomas' death. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said he had no timeline to decide, and that he could charge more people or fewer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.