Local BLM Founder Caught Throwing Hands With Employee Who Accused Him Of Pilfering Money

Black Lives Matter Lake County Founder Clyde McLemore and project manager Nyesha A. Hill were caught in a brawl on camera over his alleged mishandling of the organization’s funds.

Police in Waukegan, Illinois, responded to a call on Jan. 12 to break up a fight at the local BLM group’s office. The two subjects were found at the scene and interviewed.

McLemore told officers that Hill came into the office asking him for money and cigarettes. McLemore claimed he told Hill he didn’t have any money and asked her to leave, according to a report from the Lake & McHenry County Scanner.

BREAKING: Black Lives Matter founder in IL, Clyde McLemore caught beating his female employee

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He alleged that Hill refused to leave and grabbed him by the hood and hit him in the face.

Hill contradicted his testimony, saying that she confronted the organization’s founder over his frivolous spending. The fight, she alleged, began after he got up from his seat and attempted to shove her out of the door. She claimed in a police report that she saw McLemore spend money intended for the organization on “girls” and “gambling.” (RELATED: California’s Epic Record-Keeping Fail – Nearly Half Million Criminal Cases Not Properly Reported) 

Despite suffering injuries, both parties agreed not to press charges. Hill mentioned that she chose not to pursue legal action because she “does not want to see a black man in jail,” according to the report.

In police bodycam footage, Hill tells officers that fights between the two have been frequent over McLemore’s refusal to pay her while she “sits here hungry” with her child.

Both have criminal histories. McLemore was arrested for trespassing in 2022 and participating in civil unrest in 2021. Hill previously served four years in prison for kidnapping with an accomplice. (RELATED: Little-Known North Carolina Primary Race Shows How Far Left Democratic Party Has Gone)

McLemore currently sits on the Lake County Regional Board of School Trustees.