JAY-Z, Team Roc Providing Legal Aid To Wisconsin Man Wrongfully & Brutally Arrested

Team ROC Managing Director Dania Diaz tells TMZ Hip Hop, “The reckless arrest of Jermelle English Jr. and the careless endangerment of his infant child by the Kenosha Police Department is an absolute travesty … the Team ROC team is here to support Jermelle and his family through this traumatic experience, demand justice and hold the Kenosha police officers accountable.”

Kenosha PD’s Leo Viola tells us the department is still undergoing an internal investigation, and plans to be extremely transparent with the public once it’s completed. He adds, the Dept. initiated its probe without any outside pressure.

“He tried to go the other way, and they eventually tackled him into a wall, and the baby had his head on the wall. They had at least four cops on his back,” said restaurant manager Jennifer Harris. “At least a cop or two, each grabbing his arm. And still, one cop punching him over and over again in his face.”

Witnesses in the restaurant during the incident said English Jr. and his family were there well before the incident took place.

Police later realized they had the wrong man when they found the family they were looking for hiding in the Applebee’s bathroom.

Even though he was cleared, police still had the audacity to charge him and the woman he was with, Shanya Boyd, with disorderly conduct, resisting and obstructing an officer. Boyd was also accused of marijuana possession.

Spiro is working to get all of the charges dismissed.

The Kenosha PD has launched its internal investigation into the incident.

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