Press Conference with Winston Smith's Family Denouncing No Charges in Police Killing

A press conference was held four days after an announcement of no charges against the officers that killed Winston Smith. Attorneys for Smith's family revealed that all officers involved in the task force refused to speak with investigators after killing Smith. The common theme amongst the speakers at the conference was the demand for transparency from the authorities. Eric Newmark, an attorney for Winston Smith's family, from the Newmark Storms Dworak law firm, spoke during the 30-minute long presser. Newmark called the BCA’s investigation “severely flawed” and said the words of Bob Dylan, “the executioner’s face is always well hidden,” had never been more true. He then spoke about the meeting he had with Crow County Attorney Don Ryan about Ryan’s findings. Newmark said they didn’t get many questions answered but they learned that every task force member declined to be interviewed by the investigators and that Ryan refused to convene a grand jury. “Every single member of that task force that was present when Winston Smith was murdered, when he was killed, refused to submit to an interview to the BCA. Every single law enforcement officer refused to submit to an interview. Think about that. They all provided written statements with time to consult with their attorneys with time to consult with their colleagues.“ Eric Newmark, Winston Smith family attorney from Newmark Storms Dworak Kidale Smith, Winston’s brother, said the family is struggling to deal with the emotional trauma and that he’s heartbroken for Winston’s toddler children that survive him: “I don’t think they realize that he’s not coming back … that’s heartbreaking … As they get older they’re gonna have to deal with that and eventually come to the reality of it, you know?” Kidale has put together a GoFundMe fundraising campaign to help provide support for Winston’s children. More info and full press conference: https://unicornriot.ninja/2021/no-cha... Support our work: https://unicornriot.ninja/donate