MILWAUKEE, Wis. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will deliver a call for justice at the Thursday funeral for Dvontaye Mitchell, whose death mirrors that of George Floyd over four years ago. Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), will deliver the eulogy for the 43-year-old.
Mitchell died on June 30, just after entering the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee. Moments before his death, several of the hotel’s security guards detained Mitchell during what his mother called a mental health episode. Security guards claimed Mitchell started an altercation when they attempted to escort him out, resulting in four guards pinning him down.
Witness accounts and video footage from the scene confirm that several guards kneeled on Mitchell’s back and neck, and one struck him in the head with an object. Mitchell also begged the security guards to release him and apologized at least twice.
WHO:
The family of Dvontaye Mitchell
Attorney Ben Crump
Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of NAN
Dr. Valerie Daniels-Carter, Pastor, Holy Redeemer Institutional Church Of God In Christ
WHEN:
Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 11 a.m. CST
WHERE:
Holy Redeemer Institutional Church Of God In Christ
3500 West Mother Daniels Way
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209
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Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
