Wisconsin man punched over tattoos dies, Kevin Sehmer trial begins

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Wisconsin man punched over tattoos *****, Kevin Sehmer trial begins

WAUKESHA, Wis. – The trial of Kevin Sehmer, the

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man accused of punching a

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man in the head over tattoos, began on Tuesday, July 30.

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with felony ******* (battery). He was previously charged with second-degree reckless *********.

The trial began Tuesday morning with the selection of a jury and two alternates – nine women, five men. The prosecution and defense presented their opening statements.

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Bar ******

Was it an act of rage or self-defense? The events of June 17, 2023, are now playing out in front of a jury with video surveillance and witness testimony.

“My client may have been acting like a *****, but you can’t ******* someone with a stool,” Defense Attorney Scott Schiro said.

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Surveillance shows Josh Davies, Kevin Sehmer inside bar on June 17, 2023

Prosecutors said Sehmer got into a ****** with Josh Davies outside Tabi’s Wine Bar in

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last summer. Investigators said Sehmer made comments about Davies’ tattoos – saying they were a sin – before punching Davies.

“My client was weirdly upset about a tattoo – I don’t know why. At some point, my client pokes a finger at him,” said Schiro.

Davies’ injuries

Davies fell backwards, hit his head on the concrete and ***** at a hospital nearly a month later. Schiro argued Davies was “grossly intoxicated” and said Sehmer was trying to protect himself as Davies lunged at him with a metal stool.

“Josh Davies fell as he was trying to ******* my client,” said Schiro.

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“The state doesn’t have to prove why or what his motive was – we just have to prove he committed battery, and it led to him dying,” said Prosecutor Melissa Zilavy.

Investigators said Davies suffered two skull fractures and bleeding on his brain.

Sehmer denied punching Davies but told police he did “violently push” him. Police said both men were strangers to each other before the altercation.

Watch: Kevin Sehmer trial, Day 1

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