Bad River Tribe Condemns Wisconsin DOJ Statement About Tribal Teen's Death & Excessive Police Force

ODANAH, WISCONSIN – The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Ojibwe (Bad River Tribe) is requesting the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice to open a criminal civil rights and civil police misconduct investigation into an incident of excessive force by the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, which resulted in the tragic death of 14-year-old Jason Ike Pero.

This call to open an investigation came yesterday, Wednesday, November 15, 2017. The announcement was made through an press release distributed by the tribe.

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