Milwaukee activist Vaun Mayes released from jail

Milwaukee activist Vaun Mayes was released from the Milwaukee County Jail Tuesday afternoon, according to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.

RIGHT NOW AT 5 - COMMUNITYACTIVIST VAUN MAYES - RELEASEDFROM JAIL ABOUT 24 HOURS AFTERMILWAUKEE POLICE ARRESTED HIMFOR BEING PARTY TO A BURGLARYLAST WEEK.

IT ALLEGEDLYHAPPENED DURING THE CIVILUNREST AT 40TH AND LLOYD.BENJORDAN WAS THERE AS MAYESWALKED OUT OF THE JAIL TO ACROWD OF HIS SUPPORTERS, HEJOINS US LIVE THERE NOW, BEN?THIS GROUP OF PROTESTERS ISSTILL HERE CELEBRATING MAYES'RELEASE.THEY SET UP CAMPOUTSIDE THE MILWAUKEE COUNTYJAIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOONOUTSIDE MILWAUKEE POLICEHEADQUARTERS - AND STAYED HERETHROUGH THE NIGHT.THEY PLANNEDTO BE HERE A LOT LONGER - SOMEBROUGHT TENTS - OTHERS BROUGHTFOOD AND BEVERAGES THINKINGMAYES MIGHT REMAIN IN JAIL FORA WHILE.INSTEAD HE WASRELEASED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOONCOMMUNITY{50:3} "This isjust a continuance seen.Everybody knows about my legalsituation, my federal chargesfrom the last, 2016.

I willcontinue to say, again, Idon't want to say nothing myattorney wouldn't want me tosay, but of course, man, Ijust feel like this isextremely wrong."AROUND AHUNDRED PEOPLE SURROUNDEDMAYES TO CHANT NO JUSTICE NOPEACE - JUST MOMENTS AFTER HEWAS RELEASED.

MAYES SHAREDPLENTY OF HUGS WITH HISSUPPORTERS TO THANK THEM FORPROTESTING HIS ARREST.

THEDISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICESAYS THE SUGGESTED CHARGESBROUGHT AGAINST MAYES REMAINPENDING AND UNDER FURTHERREVIEW.MILWAUKEE POLICE SAYMAYES' ARREST STEMS BACK TOTHE CIVIL UNREST LAST TUESDAYAT 40TH AND LLOYD.MAYES WASARRESTED BY POLICE FORALLEGEDLY BEING PARTY TO ABURGLARY AND CRIMINALTRESPASSING DURING THE UNREST.BUT STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVIDBOWEN DOESN'T BELIEVE THEALLEGATIONS.Rep.

David Bowen -(D) Milwauke{13:3} "A lotof people know, Vaun was outthere to dispel the violenceand the things that werehappening that were going inthe wrong direction.

So let'sbe very clear, that the VaunMayes that we know, eventhough he was in that scene,it doesn't mean he was therecontributing to thenegativity, he was there toactually make sure peoplecould turn away and turn itback positive."MAYES HAS BEENAWAITING TRIAL FOR A SEPARATEFEDERAL CHARGE - THAT ALLEGESHE ATTEMPTED TO FIREBOMB AMILWAUKEE POLICE STATION INTHE DAYS AFTER THE SHERMANPARK UNREST IN 2016.

MAYESBELIEVES HE WAS WRONGFULLYCHARGED IN THAT CASE AS WELL.THE CASE HAS YET TO GO TOTRIAL.TONIGHT'PLANS FOR PROTESTERS-REPORTING OUTSIDE THE COUNTYJAIL, BEN JORDAN, TMJ4 NEWS.