05/12/2026
Before and After.
The camera feed inside Kenosha County’s intake courtroom is now permanently redacted with massive black boxes covering substantial portions of the room.
This means the Sheriff’s Department no longer has access to the full frame as of Nov. 7, according to information provided to me. Any tussles between defendants and deputies, courtroom outbursts, use-of-force incidents, or other activity occurring behind those black boxes will no longer be visible on the preserved feed. Period.
For years, these intake courtroom videos were not blocked like this.
Now they are.
Why?
I have submitted a public records request seeking all communications, directives, emails, and records showing who ordered this change and why it was done.
I also have serious questions about whether this has anything to do with my federal lawsuit involving Kenosha Judge Chad Kerkman. I have reason to believe Judge Kerkman may have been involved in the decision-making process, and I also question whether Samantha Kerkman may have played a role in helping implement or facilitate these changes.
If true, why?
More secrecy? Less transparency? Avoiding criticism? Reducing public accountability?
And beyond transparency, what about security?
Why would Kenosha County want LESS visible coverage inside the most volatile and active courtroom in the county? If something serious happens in the blocked portions of the courtroom, the public video record simply will not show it anymore.
Let me know in the comments:
Do you think this is a good idea?
And do you think the timing has anything to do with my lawsuit?
