At the time of Sunday's violent encounter with police, Blake had a warrant out for his arrest in connection to a domestic abuse call earlier this year. A dispatcher appeared to warn responding officers to Blake's warrant, referring to "family trouble" at the residence in Kenosha and an alert at this address for a ninety-nine. The police code 10-99 can refer to a wanted suspect. It's unclear whether those officers knew about why there was an outstanding warrant against lake when they arrived at the residence. That warrant has been now vacated.

There have been nearly 50 arrests in Kenosha related to unrest in the city. The arrests were for a variety of charges, including curfew violations, weapons charges and drug possession.