Milwaukee Activist Khalil Coleman Found Guilty Of Robbery
Milwaukee activist Khalil Coleman has been found guilty of robbery in Kentucky and not guilty of an unlawful transaction with a minor.
Coleman was accused of attempting to burglarize a drug house with two others, according to police.
“They went to a drug house to rob a drug house,” Elsmere Police Chief Joe Maier said. “One of the occupants went up to the drug house and had a Glock handgun with a 50-round magazine drum. ... When it didn’t work they hurried up and left the scene, jumped in a white vehicle and left.”
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Coleman was accused of being the driver of the car. A 17-year-old minor was also involved in the alleged crime, which resulted in Coleman being charged with unlawful transaction with a minor. Coleman was found not guilty.
Khalil Coleman led several marches in Milwaukee after George Floyd was killed by police officer Derek Chauvin in May of 2020.