A judge on Tuesday dropped a felony charge against the former chairperson of the Wisconsin Parole Commission.

Racine County Circuit Judge Eugene Gasiorkiewicz dismissed the case against John Tate II on Tuesday, the Racine Journal Times reported.

Prosecutors charged Tate on April 18 with using his public position as a Racine alderman for his private benefit, online court records indicate.

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According to a criminal complaint, Tate unlawfully negotiated the terms of his employment for Racine’s new violence interruption coordinator position after approving the creation of the job as Common Council president. He then applied for the position, and city officials offered it to him.

Tate initially announced that he would resign as an alderman to begin his role as the coordinator in mid-November. However, he didn’t resign until his term finished April 17 after he said he had been advised that state law prohibits sitting local elected officials from taking positions that were created during their term of office.

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His attorneys, Patrick Cafferty and Jillian Scheidegger, filed a motion to dismiss the case Monday. They argued that while Tate was a public employee who privately negotiated a contract, his only action as a public employee was to vote to accept grant funds that would allow the role to be created.

The judge dismissed the case without prejudice, which means prosecutors could charge Tate again if any additional information comes to light.

Last year, Gov. Tony Evers asked for Tate’s resignation as parole commission chairman, following Tate’s decision to parole Douglas Balsewicz, who was convicted of stabbing his wife to death, in the presence of the couple’s two young children.

The New York Knicks are up 3-1 on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and the organization is looking for its first playoff series win since 2013.

But Julius Randle was benched for the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Game 4 win, and the All-Star did not speak to reporters following the game. 

It was a move that disappointed NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. 

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"That was disappointing. I hate players – and I like Julius Randle – he’s a very good player and a nice kid," Barkley said. "I hate players who only speak to the media when things are going good. It doesn’t work like that. 

"And, what disappoints me the most, his team actually won. First of all, he wasn’t playing well, but you don’t get to talk to the press just when things are going good. But also, if your team won the game, you’re supposed to be happy y’all won the game. That’s very disappointing from a hell of a player who’s a good dude."

Randle, who has been dealing with an ankle injury since the end of the NBA’s regular season, struggled in Game 4, scoring just seven points on 3-10 shooting from the floor. 

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During the series against the Cavaliers, Randle has struggled to maintain his regular season offseason numbers, averaging just 14.8 points per game through four games after putting up 25.1 points per game during the regular season. 

Following the Game 4 win, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau praised the big man for battling through his ankle injury in order to be available in the first round. 

"Julius is our horse," Thibodeau said. "He’s given us everything that he has. A lot of guys probably wouldn’t even be playing. So, I knew that with the quick turnaround, it would probably impact him more than most players. 

"He was out an extended amount of time. So, we’ve got multiple days here before the next game. He’ll get a chance to get some recovery time, but I think that’s a big part of it. But the thing I love about him is he gives you everything he has. And to come back the way he did, to be ready for Game 1, credit to him. And we need him. He’s out horse." 

Randle sprained his ankle on March 29 against the Miami Heat and missed the final five games of the regular season. 

"At the end of the day, I just want to win," Randle said Tuesday, according to the New York Daily News. "I’m a competitor. Obviously, I would like to play, you know? But like I said, it’s Thibs’ decision."

The Knicks have a chance to clinch the series on Wednesday when they take on the Cavs in Cleveland for Game 5.