A high-profile Black Lives Matter activist has been criminally charged with intimidation after leading a mob to the apartment of a judge in a police shooting case.
Cortez Rice, 32, of Minneapolis is charged with felony harassment with aggravated violations — tampering with a juror or retaliating against a judicial officer, KSTP reports.
It’s the latest instance of liberals targeting police, judges and even private citizens with veiled threats of mob violence.
Rice previously made headlines by falsely claiming to be the nephew of George Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police launched the BLM movement, and for threatening jurors in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
On Nov. 6 Rice recorded himself leading a mob of BLM radicals to the apartment building of Judge Regina Chu, who is presiding over the trial of former police officer Kimberly Potter, accused of murdering Daunte Wright in an on-duty shooting.
Rice’s intent appears to have been to threaten and intimidate Chu into allowing cameras to televise the trial.
“I don’t know if this is her crib,” Rice said as he streamed himself on YouTube. “I think this is her crib right here. We got confirmation that this is her house right here. Waiting for the gang to get up here.”
KTSP reports:
According to a criminal complaint, Rice was one of a group that went to what they believed was Chu’s apartment building in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis on Nov. 6 to seek a reversal of Chu’s order quashing cameras and audio devices. Other protestors stayed outside, but Rice entered the building and went up to the floor he thought Chu lived on, live-streaming his actions on YouTube.
In the hallway, Rice said “we on her heels. What she think (inaudible) we want cameras. The people deserve to know,” the complaint says. He was also heard yelling “we demand transparency. We’d hate you to get kicked out of your apartment,” later in the lobby.
Another protester could be heard saying that the events were a “trial run” and that they’d be back, the complaint states.
During an interview with police, Chu said she “believed she was the target” of Rice and the group and that their “intention was to intimidate her” and “interfere with the judicial process,” the complaint says.
Rice was arrested in Waukesha, where he also announced plans to stalk and release the identities of the jurors in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
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Don`t like it here? I think deportation is the next step.
You’re too kind I vote for …..🔫🔫 time to end this BS already
People are getting sick of this crap, the citizenry is going to lash out and this will be probably the only way to stop this, I hate to see this happen but unfortunatly the Biden administration and Dem run cities are letting this spread like wildfire
These are nothing more than racist thugs. This guy has been accused of other crimes yet still walking around free. What an insane system they have in Minnesota. Couldn’t pay me to visit that cesspool.
It’s about time
Like uncle like nephew.
I believe a public Hanging is appropriate
Tex…I’ve been saying that since Oregon’s first day of rioting. A few public hangings and this ‘stuff’ would stop!!
Get a rope
That DA from Milwaukee will have him out in no time to intimidate the judge .
Tall tree, short rope
Rice is a liar, and idiot, a lazy worthless waste of air and a coward. I hope you rot in jail and all you really dumb ass followers or you pick on the wrong person/people who end it all for you and you coward group.
LISTEN UP….BLM act like THUGS. WHY Do THEY NOT Do MORE CONSTRUCTIVE Things to HELP the BLACK COMMUNITIES????? From SamuraiQueen. 😄😄😄
Seems like black racist communist bastard rice is nothing but a deplorable black lying mfing punk
Please remove the bastard from the USA
Or put him in prison with the bad boys
It is time for these punks to go away If they refuse then it is on them They need to take responsibility for their foul actions I don’t know who these idiots think they are but people are not going to put up with their bulllshit They have been watching to many bad b movies I have heard people say if they show up at their residence it would be a shoot out So if these morons want to play hardball then they need to make sure they have funeral arrangements
Throw this bastard in jail for life because he does not deserve life among the living!
Hey Judge reap what U sow by decision OK Judge its ON U sample Real Life
He should go to jail period!
I was wondering how long that would take.
This spade needs to switch suits
The U.S. needs an off-shore facility where dangerous criminals like this one can be incarcerated. When released, the island should be sufficiently large to provide opportunities to earn or grow food to survive without preying on peaceable, lawful and productive citizens. Manus Island comes to mind. Australia used it successfully for years.