A 40-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested for the murder of a 66-year-old “family member” found dead Wednesday at a home in Brillion. Calumet County deputies have requested first degree murder charges for Kenneth Manning Nelson, according to WLUK. Nelson was booked into jail late Wednesday afternoon, jail records show. Deputies said they responded to …
A pregnant woman was attacked outside her work in Wisconsin last week, beaten with a baseball bat after finishing her shift at a group home. Gheonna Lacy works as a caretaker at the home and had gone outside to warm up her car at about 7 a.m., WISN reports. A doorbell camera captured the scene: …
A Wisconsin teenager plans to change his plea to guilty in the murders of his mother and stepfather nearly a year ago. A plea deal would see other charges against 18-year-old Nikita Casap dismissed, mother, WISN reported. Donald Mayer, 51, and Tatiana Casap, 35, were found dead in their Village of Waukesha home on February …
A Wisconsin teen beat an 81-year-old man senseless in a road rage incident in October that began because the 19-year-old thought the elderly victim was driving too slowly. Oliver McSorley began tailgating the victim, who told police he purposely slowed down, WISN reported. McSorley then “aggressively” passed the victim and abruptly cut back in front …
A Wisconsin man admitted this week that he slammed his 8-month-old son against a wall because he was losing at a video basketball game. Jalin A. White, 22, pleaded guilty to child abuse causing great bodily harm and child neglect causing great bodily harm, Law&Crime reported. White was sentenced to 12 years in prison and …
A Wisconsin man accused of stabbing his 8-year-old adoptive sister to death in 2024 appeared in court Monday for a competency hearing and was ordered to trial next year. It was Dayveon Lathrop’s third competency hearing since his sister’s death on March 9, 2024, when the girl’s father reported her missing after he returned home …
A Wisconsin woman was arrested last week after she was involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a Lyft driver in a coma — and then filed a false police report claiming HER vehicle was hit by a hit-and-run driver. Jenni Fischer, 24, was arrested on December 10 and charged with hit-and-run involving great bodily …
Several parents have filed suit against Milwaukee Public Schools over a former paraprofessional who admitted locking students in a boiler room before he resigned in November 2023 following an investigation. The lawsuit says the man repeated locked three students in the room, dubbed the “dungeon” by students, over the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school year before …
A Wisconsin church leader was arrested this week after a young girl reported him for years of sexual abuse. Greg R. Douma, 58, has been chared with one count of repeated sexual assault of a child, three counts of child sexual assault, and one count of incest, the Lake-McHenry Scanner reported. Pleasant Prairie Police said …
A Wisconsin domestic violence suspect shot a police officer then crashed his van into a school, wandering the halls armed with a rifle for four hours before finally surrendering to police outside. The incident began early Sunday morning when Superior police were alerted to the domestic call, spotted the suspect’s vehicle, and attempted a traffic …
Milwaukee police are searching for a critically missing 4-year-old boy who may be with his possibly armed 12-year-old sister. Nevin Powell was last seen walking down N. Fifth Street in Milwaukee with his sister, Sanuya Wooten-Powell. He was last in contact with his guardian Tuesday night, WISN reported. Nevin is described as 3 feet tall …
A Wisconsin couple found dead in a car last month in Illinois died in a murder-suicide. The McHenry County Coroner’s Office said Brandon Dumovich, 30, shot 29-year-old Rachel Dumovich in the head and then shot himself, WIFR reported. The couple was just days away from their first wedding anniversary when they were found in their …
