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Demonstrators call for racial justice in downtown Medford on Saturday, June 6, 2020.
After the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday for the murder of George Floyd, leaders of Southern Oregon’s Black activist community reacted with a mixture of relief and hope that it will lead to broader change.
Keith Jenkins with the group SOBLACC or Southern Oregon Black Leaders, Activists and Community Coalition, says when the announcement came out that Chauvin was convicted on all three counts in Floyd’s murder, he was surprised, but that surprise soon turned to sadness.
“I mean, we saw it, we watched it happen,” he says, referring to cell phone video capturing Floyd’s death. “I shouldn’t be surprised that our court system finally got one right.”
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47-year-old Robert Paul Keegan was arrested at the Stratford Inn crime scene just before Thanksgiving last year.
Keegan claims Ellison, an Ashland High School grad, punched him in the face before he shot him.
According to the affidavit, an autopsy showed there were no injuries on Ellison’s hands to prove he punched Keegan.
A trial date has not been set because there’s still more discovery being done in the case and the defense says it hasn’t gotten all of the evidence from prosecutors.
Keegan’s next court date was set for April 12, 2021.
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