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Milwaukee man convicted in girl’s shooting death

November 6, 2014 9:25 am Leave a comment

A jury Wednesday convicted a 19-year-old Milwaukee man of reckless homicide in the shooting death of a 10-year-old girl who was caught in a crossfire at an elementary school playground in May.

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Death of 5-year-old boy yields 38-year sentence

September 29, 2014 10:12 am Leave a comment

A judge has sentenced a Milwaukee man to 38 years in prison for the beating death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old son.

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Milwaukee cook’s killer gets 42 years in prison

August 28, 2014 10:22 am Leave a comment

Delorean Bryson enters court before his sentencing, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Bryson has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for fatally shooting a cook at a restaurant last December. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mike De Sisti)

A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for fatally shooting the cook at a restaurant last December.

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Judge grants Sebena parole eligibility

August 9, 2013 4:22 pm Leave a comment

Benjamin G. Sebena is led into the courtroom on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 in Milwaukee. Sebena, an Iraq War veteran, initially pleaded insanity. But he changed his plea in June after two doctors concluded that his mental-health issues weren't severe enough to justify an insanity plea. He was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, which carries a mandatory life sentence. Sebena was convicted of ambushing 30-year-old Jennifer Sebena, a Wauwatosa police officer, as she conducted a solo pre-dawn patrol on Christmas Eve. He told investigators he was a jealous husband. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Gary Porter)

A former Marine who shot and killed his Wauwatosa police officer wife on Christmas Eve will be eligible for parole in 35 years, a Milwaukee County judge ruled Friday.

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Spooner’s life sentence shows difficulty of stubborn clients (UPDATE)

July 22, 2013 3:52 pm Leave a comment

Defense attorney Frank Gimbel did not want to question his client John Spooner in court recently, but was forced to when the 76-year-old insisted upon taking the stand.

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Jury: Spooner sane when he killed teen neighbor (UPDATE)

July 19, 2013 3:11 pm 1 Comment

Assistant District Attorney Mark Williams delivers closing arguments during the murder trial of John Spooner at Milwaukee County Court on Friday, July 19, 2013, in Milwaukee. Spooner was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide Wednesday, a verdict that advanced the trial to a second phase in which the jurors were asked to determine whether he was mentally ill at the moment he pulled the trigger. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

A Milwaukee man knew exactly what he was doing when he accused his teenage neighbor of burglary and then fired a bullet into the boy's chest, jurors decided Friday. The verdict essentially guarantees that 76-year-old John Henry Spooner will die behind bars.

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Despite attorney’s concerns, Spooner declared competent to testify (UPDATE)

July 18, 2013 4:52 pm Leave a comment

John Spooner is led out of the courtroom after the jury read a verdict of guilty in his trial, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Milwaukee. The jury deliberated less than a hour and found John Henry Spooner, 76, guilty of first-degree intentional homicide for fatally shooting his 13-year-old neighbor, Darius Simmons on May 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Against the wishes of counsel, 76-year-old John Spooner took the stand Thursday afternoon during a trial to decide whether he was mentally ill when he shot and killed 13-year-old Darius Simmons in May 2012.

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Prosecutor: Video shows Wisconsin man killing teen

July 16, 2013 3:54 pm Leave a comment

The trial for a Milwaukee man accused of gunning down his 13-year-old neighbor whom he suspected of stealing opened Tuesday with prosecutors promising to show jurors a video of the slaying.

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Cop’s husband pleads insanity in her death

March 2, 2013 9:37 pm Leave a comment

An Iraq War veteran charged with fatally shooting his wife, a suburban Milwaukee police officer, while she was on duty on Christmas Eve 2012 entered an insanity plea Friday.

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Man pleads not guilty to killing police wife (UPDATE)

January 24, 2013 10:28 am Leave a comment

Iraq War veteran Benjamin G. Sebena, charged with killing his wife on Christmas Eve, arrives in court in a wheelchair and wearing a padded blue suicide-prevention vest Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 in Milwaukee. Sebena pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of his wife, a Milwaukee police officer, during a brief hearing that provided no hint of the defense his attorney plans to mount. A trial date has not been set. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde)

An Iraq War veteran charged with killing his wife, a suburban Milwaukee police officer, on Christmas Eve pleaded not guilty Thursday during a brief hearing that provided no hint of the defense his attorney plans to mount.

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Woman sentenced to life for fetal abduction (UPDATE)

December 13, 2012 3:42 pm Leave a comment

Annette Morales-Rodriguez sits next to her attorneys in a Milwaukee court. Morales-Rodriguez is scheduled for sentencing Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 for trying to steal a baby by attacking a pregnant woman and slicing out her full-term fetus, killing both the mother and child. (AP File Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

A Milwaukee woman who confessed to police that she tried to steal a baby by killing a pregnant woman and cutting out the full-term fetus was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole.

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Video: Fetal-abduction suspect details attack

September 19, 2012 2:21 pm Leave a comment

A Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and trying to steal her fetus described the attack in a videotape prosecutors played for jurors Wednesday, telling investigators she repeatedly bashed the victim in the head with a baseball bat before choking her to death.

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Woman drops insanity plea in fetal abduction

September 13, 2012 1:45 pm Leave a comment

A Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and trying to steal her full-term fetus dropped her insanity plea during a final hearing Thursday before her trial starts next week.

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Dahmer survivor sentenced in drowning death

January 23, 2012 2:26 pm Leave a comment

The man who led police to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer two decades ago was sentenced Monday to a year and a half behind bars for his role in the drowning death of a homeless man.

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Apparent plea deal for Dahmer survivor

December 16, 2011 1:35 pm Leave a comment

A man who led Milwaukee police to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer 20 years ago appears to have reached a plea deal in his own criminal case.

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New mental exam set for Wis. fetal-abduction case

December 16, 2011 12:54 pm Leave a comment

The lawyer for a Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman in October and trying to steal her unborn baby wants a fresh mental exam for his client.

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