A federal judge accepted a guilty plea by Milwaukee activist Van "Vaun" Mayes for his involvement in the 2016 Sherman Park unrest. Mayes used social media to encourage violence in August of 2016 over a police shooting a former Milwaukee police officer shot and killed Sylville Smith after he ran from a traffic stop. Mayes will be sentenced in January and faces up to five years in prison and a quarter of a million dollars in fines. TMJ4's Mary Jo Ola has been following this story and will have more updates. Its about time to watch on your time. Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for TMJ4 on your device.Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more.Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip