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| Dallas Protest Leader Sentenced |
| Dallas Protest Leader Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 26-August-2016
21:46:3 PM |
| A leader of the group that organized the protest where a sniper killed five law enforcement officers in Dallas was sentenced on Friday to prison for unrelated probation violations.
State District Judge Gracie Lewis revoked probation for Dominique Alexander and sentenced him to two years in prison with credit for time served. Alexander, the 27-year-old founder of the Next Generation Action Network that organized the July 7 rally to protest recent fatal police shootings of black men, had been on probation for a 2009 felony injury to a child conviction.
The hearing Friday was held two weeks after Dallas County District Attorney officials filed a motion to revoke Alexander's probation for multiple violations. Alexander's supporters have said those issues had largely already been addressed by the same judge at previous hearings. They say he is being targeted because of the protest, but the shooter Micah Johnson was not affiliated with their group.
"We will continue to push for police reform. This is the very reason we need to push for police reform. This system is corrupt," said Kim Cole, an attorney for Alexander and for the network. "There were five applications (for revocation) filed in 11 days and there were no new offenses committed. Explain that."
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Prosecutors alleged Alexander violated his probation by missing meetings with his probation officer, leaving the state without notifying his probation officer, failing to complete community service and classes and falling behind on fines and fees. Court records showed Lewis sentenced Alexander to 10 days in jail in December for several missed meetings and added 30 hours of community service after he admitted to leaving the state at a hearing earlier this month.
Prosecutor Douglas Millican said Alexander was being treated the same as any other defendant.
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