At least 55 prison inmates from Milwaukee County are seeking a commutation from Gov. Tony Evers, and 28 of them are convicted killers, Wisconsin Right Now has documented.
They include a man convicted of quadruple homicide, multiple double murderers, and a woman who shot and killed a pregnant woman, killing both her and the unborn child. They also include a woman who live-streamed a child with cocaine in its system who was foaming at the mouth. The fact that people who committed such heinous crimes are applying under Evers’ new commutation process isn’t by accident; Evers specifically encouraged them to do so by leaving homicide off the short list of offenses he’s excluding.
We obtained the list by writing to the Milwaukee County DA’s office because, per Gov. Tony Evers’ April 3 executive order, inmates have to notify the DA (and judge) that they have applied for a commutation. Evers’ office has not responded to a request for a list of all inmates who have applied for a sentence commutation. Although all governors have commutation powers, none has used it in Wisconsin for 25 years.
However, Evers basically gave almost all prison inmates, except sex offenders and child abusers, the green light to apply, despite the fact that DA’s offices are already short-staffed and are going to have to respond to a flood of commutation requests (DAs can object, and many want to, but they can’t overrule Evers). More are coming in every day. This is just the start. Evers created very broad guidelines for who can apply, specifically choosing to allow homicide offenders to seek early release after 20 years, even those serving life without parole.
And non-lifers, even violent offenders, just have to serve 50% of their sentences to apply. Milwaukee County is not an anomaly; Waukesha and Washington County DAs also reported receiving commutation application notices from convicted killers. There is also growing concern about victims’ rights and the victim notification process; already, family members of a man murdered in Washington County say they found out he was applying via social media. Even if Evers denies all of the requests, setting the guidelines so expansively is putting victims and their families through renewed trauma. There is no transparency in the process at all.
There is no way for the media, DAs, or public to easily find out what Evers decides on these commutation requests and others. A few of the cases just happened; the defendants have barely served any time, but already want to get out. Others involve serious offenders who have served decades in prison.
The Milwaukee County inmates seeking an Evers’ commutation include:
- A woman who shot and killed a pregnant rival, including the fetus. The victim was Antoinette VanLandingham, who “was shot to death by Tamikia Beamon, 24. Antoinette was six months pregnant. Tamikia’s shot from a .40 caliber handgun entered her chin and cut through her spinal cord. On January 4, 2005, Antoinette filed a harassment restraining order petition, writing that Tamikia threatened to ‘beat my baby out of me’ and had broken the windows in her car and scratched the paint.”
- OWI homicides, including the death of a Whitnall High Senior who had gone with friends to a talent show and George Webb’s. Terry Kletzien is that defendant. A news story said of the victim, Clint Erickson: “Clint, an 18-year-old senior at Whitnall High School. He and two friends had gone to the school for a talent show and then to George Webb’s for something to eat…A gifted athlete. Strikingly handsome. Smart.”
- A man convicted of quadruple homicide, and several people convicted of double homicides. What he did: “Rosario Fuentez found himself on the trigger end of a gangland-style ambush that left four people dead.” Prosecutors “say the attacks were retaliation in an escalating gang war. More than 50 shots were fired into a group of about 100 people gathered for an after-hours party in the 2500 block of N. 28th St., from gangways across the street.” Fuentez said he shot only in the air. “Killed were Kendrick L. Jackson, 34, Jacoby E. Claybrooks, 28, and Theresa Raddle, 23, all of Milwaukee; and Marielle Fisher, 27, of Glendale.”
- A man who shot and killed his neighbor. Noel Fayne killed his neighbor, Clifton Anderson. Anderson had lent Fayne a cell phone and went to Fayne’s apartment to retrieve it.
- Two offenders were involved in a notorious string of Speedy Lube and other business robberies that culminated in the shooting of an off-duty Milwaukee cop. For example, Andre Mitchell and Lawrence Williams participated in the robbery spree with a group who “went on a crime spree, robbing various businesses in the City of Milwaukee. Their crime spree came to an end” with the shooting of “Milwaukee Police Officer Jeffrey Cole following a robbery at a Speedy Lube on December 16.” They were charged with party to a crime; a co-actor named Jerry Curry pulled the trigger.
- A man who was the getaway driver at the notorious murder of a pregnant woman, who was being robbed of her purse. What he did: “Jimmy Scales was convicted of being the getaway driver when 34-year-old pregnant Sharon Staples was killed on Milwaukee’s west side on Aug. 7.” Prosecutors say the “two teens shot Staples when she refused to give up her purse. Staples was about 10 to 12 weeks pregnant at the time she died. Staples also had her 13-year-old son with her when she was shot.”
- Several drug-related homicides, including one where two West Allis women died of drug overdoses. That defendant is Robert Goines. What he did: “This case arises from the deaths of two women from an overdose of heroin and cocaine in West Allis on September 29, 2016. The West Allis police investigated Goines as the supplier of the heroin found in the women’s systems.”
- A man, Scott Heimermann, was convicted of a double murder where the victims were buried in a basement. He claims he was set up by a man with Mafia and police links. What he did: “The two victims of the homicide were Muhammad Binwalee, known as T.C., and Dion Russell. In early August 1989, T.C. and Russell were shot to death and buried in the basement of a Milwaukee residence where Heimermann and (another defendant) lived.” The other defendant was angry because TC had shorted him in a cocaine purchase, court records allege.
- A man was involved in shooting a man in an incident in which racial and gay slurs were allegedly used. Dirk Harris’s accomplice, James Malone, testified that he met Harris at a tavern and then went to Harris’s home where Harris obtained a gun and ammunition. After going to another bar, they left and Harris said, ‘Let’s go down to the f*g bars and roll a que*r. They then drove to the area near the location where Owens’s body eventually was found. Malone remained in the car and fell asleep. A short time later, Harris returned, woke Malone, and told him that he ‘just shot a (N word).'”
- A shooting involving a road rage incident on a West Allis street.
- A few of the homicides are felony murder, which means the defendants were part of a crime that led to murder, but didn’t plan the murder or pull the trigger.
Even if Evers denies the applications, giving the inmates another chance puts victims and their family members through the renewed trauma of uncertainty – if they are notified at all. In Washington County, family members of a beloved tavern owner who was murdered had no idea the killer was seeking a commutation. Furthermore, short-staffed DAs’ offices are expected to be deluged with applications. As the governor previously pledged to release 50 percent of the state’s prison population, and he created a loophole to fast-track applications past his newly created board and to his top lawyer and then to him, many expect a flood of releases.
On the other end of the spectrum, our review did unearth a couple of cases where the sentences perhaps could use another look; these cases fall under the category of armed robberies. There may be a very select use of a governor’s commutation authority for sentences that truly seem out of line; Tommy Thompson, for example, granted 7. But that doesn’t appear to be what Evers is gearing up to do here. For example, one man, who became a pastor behind bars, is serving 41 years for robbery. A couple of cases appear to run afoul of Evers’ new guidelines as they are sex offenders, and Evers’ application says such offenders don’t qualify.
But Evers has gone far beyond the armed robberies.
Who will receive an Evers’ commutation? There’s no way to find out without filing open records requests and waiting.
1. 5/1/26 Jasper Allen 04/16/84 17CF3077: 1ST DEGREE RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SAFETY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 06/30/2027
Seeking a commutation for: 1st-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety [Modifiers: Use of a Dangerous Weapon], a class F felony
Sentence: 60 months state prison consecutive to another charge.
Prior record:
Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony, a class G felony
Possession of THC (2nd+ Offense) [Modifiers: 961-2ND OR SUB], a class I felony
Felon Possess Firearm, a class G felony
Manufacture/Deliver Cocaine (<=1g) [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class G felony
2. 5/1/26 Jose Alvarez 04/19/91 17CF2123: FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
Seeking a commutation for: Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater], a class G felony (2 counts)
Sentence: 7 years consecutive to another case
Prior record:
Felon Possess Firearm [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality], a class G felony
Felon Possess Firearm [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class G felony
Intentionally Point Firearm At Person [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class A misdemeanor
Disorderly Conduct [Modifiers: WHILE ARMED], a class B misdemeanor
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 10/12/2027
3. 5/4/26 Jason Andujar 11/17/84 24CF1242: WEST ALLIS ROAD RAGE SHOOTING
Seeking a commutation for:
Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety [Modifiers: Use of a Dangerous Weapon], a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
Endangering Safety By Use Of Dangerous Weapon (From Vehicle, At Or Toward Building Or Vehicle), a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.20(3)(a)2.
Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
Sentence: 4 years in March 2025. The rest was concurrent
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 03/05/2028
Past record:
Battery, a class A misdemeanor
What he did: “A road rage incident on a West Allis street ended with a man firing three shots at another vehicle — and his own dash cam capturing everything.”
4. 4/27/26 Scottie Baldwin 07/05/73 07CF3514: BATTERY, INTIMIDATE WITNESS, HABITUAL CRIMINAL
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 11/23/2028
Seeking commutation for:
Intimidate Witness/Use or Attempt Force [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.43(1).
Disorderly Conduct [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01.
Battery [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 940.19(1).
Disorderly Conduct [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01.
Intimidate Witness [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 940.42.
Intimidate Witness [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 940.42.
Sentence: 14.5 years consecutive to any other sentence
What he did: While another case was pending, he wrote the victim from the jail: “Call Judge Conen, Branch 30, and tell him about the bipolar situation. And he is the one that put a body warrant for you out before and you went out of town. Until you drop it, you planning to go out of town. If they put a body warrant out again, tell them you didn’t take your medication that day and shit like this that happened before, and you’re not coming to court no matter what. Leave the judge your number in case he want to call and verify it. Call at about 8 o’clock in the morning Thursday. I love you. Everlasting love on my mama.”
Some of the charges were based on an incident “in which R.Z. told police that Baldwin hit her with his fists, struck her with an ironing board and threw a glass candlestick holder at her. Baldwin then took R.Z.’s car keys and cell phone and drove her car into the screen door of R.Z.’s house.”
Other crimes:
Battery [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class A misdemeanor
Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class A misdemeanor
Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class A misdemeanor
Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class A misdemeanor
Disorderly Conduct [Modifiers: HABITUAL CRIMINALITY], a class B misdemeanor
Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor, a class A misdemeanor
“According to the criminal complaint, R.Z., who was two months pregnant with Baldwin’s child at the time, told police that Baldwin was “yelling and screaming and threatening to kill her” and that he “punched the walls and yelled, ‘you’re going to f*cking get it[]’ and ‘I’m going to dog walk your ass and blacken your eye.’” [Past case; not case where he’s seeking commutation.]
Other cases too old to come up
5. 5/7/26 Tamikia Beamon 05/05/80 05CF825: KILLER WHO MURDERED PREGNANT WOMAN AND UNBORN CHILD
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/30/2030
Seeking a commutation for:
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Use of Dangerous Weapon], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Use of Dangerous Weapon], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
Sentence: 25 years (another sentence concurrent)
Prior record: None
What she did: “Beamon shot her former best friend upon learning that the friend was pregnant by Beamon’s long-time boyfriend. Beamon confessed to the shooting, which killed both her friend and the friend’s unborn child, and entered guilty pleas.”
Victim: “Antoinette VanLandingham was shot to death by Tamikia Beamon, 24. Antoinette was six months pregnant. Tamikia’s shot from a .40 caliber handgun entered her chin and cut through her spinal cord. On January 4, 2005, Antoinette filed a harassment restraining order petition, writing that Tamikia threatened to ‘beat my baby out of me’ and had broken the windows in her car and scratched the paint. Antoinette received the temporary order, but the court commissioner dismissed the petition on January 11, citing a lack of witnesses to corroborate Antoinette’s statements in her petition. Two weeks after the injunction hearing, and about two weeks prior to the murder, Tamikia started a physical fight with Antoinette at work, resulting in both of them being fired.”
6. 5/7/26 Keith Bohannon 04/10/91 10CF572: FELONY MURDER
Seeking commutation for: Felony Murder-Armed Robbery [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], an unclassified felony
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 05/04/2028
Sentence: 17 years in prison
Victim: Jordan Larson. “Larson, a 2008 graduate of Rufus King High School, was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.”
What he did: “Bohannon was charged on February 5, 2010, with armed robbery, as party to a crime, for his role in a revenge plot that proved fatal for victim Jordan Larson. Larson and Bohannon were close friends who considered themselves brothers. Bohannon’s feelings changed, however, when someone attempted to rob him. Believing that Larson set him up, Bohannon hatched a revenge plot with friend Antonio Tatum, whereby Bohannon would drop off Larson at a particular location and Tatum would rob Larson and split the proceeds with Bohannon. Bohannon dropped off Larson in an alley where Tatum was waiting. A neighbor heard gunshots and called 9-1-1, and when police arrived at the alley, they found Larson on the ground with gunshot wounds to his head and back.”
7. 4/23/26 Hector Borges 05/11/87 17CF2337: CHILD RAPIST
Seeking a commutation for: 1st Degree Child Sexual Assault – Intercourse with Person under 12, a class B felon
Sentence: 25 years consecutive to any other sentence
Registered sex offender (Note: Evers’ executive order says registered sex offenders will be ruled out)
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 04/03/2043
Prior record:
Disorderly Conduct [Modifiers: Repeater, Domestic Abuse], a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01(1).
Criminal Damage to Property [Modifiers: Repeater, Domestic Abuse], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 943.01(1).
Bail Jumping-Felony, a class H felony
Bail Jumping-Felony, a class H felony
Strangulation and Suffocation [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse, Repeater]
Bail Jumping-Felony [Modifiers: Repeater], a class H felony
Entry into/onto Bldg/Constuct.Site/Room [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class A misdemeanor
Attempt Theft-Movable Property <=$2500 [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class A misdemeanor
What he did: “According to the complaint, Borges placed his penis in the mouth of his then-girlfriend’s child, J.C., while showering with J.C. J.C.’s mother called and confronted Borges about the assault while Borges was incarcerated for an unrelated crime.” The child was under 12.
8. 5/6/26 Arron Bowens 01/06/92 17CF2445/18CF1912 KILLER. VICTIM DIED OF HEROIN OVERDOSE
Seeking a commutation for:
Possess w/Intent-Heroin (<=3g) [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class F felony
2nd Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: PTAC, as a Party to a Crime], a class D felony
What he did:
The homicide charge “stemmed from the death of D.J.K. from a heroin overdose in September 2016, at his home on Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee.” Bowens was identified as the heroin supplier.
“Bowens was a heroin and cocaine dealer who was ‘always in possession of a firearm,'” it was alleged to authorities. “Bowens had an open arrest warrant for allegedly shooting at his girlfriend, S.G., during an argument on January 17, 2017.”
“U.S. Marshals are looking for a young man with an extensive criminal record. 25-year-old Arron Bowens is wanted for shooting at his live-in girlfriend after she apparently smashed up his car.”
Victim: D.J.K.
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/18/2034
Prior record:
Disorderly Conduct [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse], a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01(1).
Battery [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 940.19(1).
Retail Theft – Intentionally Take >$500 – $5000) [Modifiers: PTAC, as a Party to a Crime]
Resisting or Obstructing an Officer, a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 946.41(1).
Possession of THC, an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(3g)(e).
Drive or Operate Vehicle w/o Consent, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.23(3).
9. 4/27/26 Deandre Brown 08/27/97 20CF2430: 1st DEGREE RECKLESS INJURY
Seeking commutation for: 1st Degree Reckless Injury [Modifiers: Use of a Dangerous Weapon], a class D felony
Sentence: 4 years
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/12/2027
Prior record
Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony
Bail Jumping-Felony, a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(b).
Bail Jumping-Felony, a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(b).
Criminal Damage to Property [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse Assessments], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 943.01(1).
Disorderly Conduct [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse Assessments], a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01(1).
10. 5/1/26 Dontrail Burton 05/18/89 17CF3204: KILLER (LEN BIAS LAW, DRUGS)
Seeking commutation for:
First Degree Reckless Homicide (Delivery Of Drugs-Len Bias Law) [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(2)(a).
Possession With Intent To Deliver Controlled Substance-Heroin (<=3g), a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(d)1.
Possession With Intent To Deliver Controlled Substance-Cocaine (<=1g), a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(cm)1g.
What he did: On July 6, 2017, West Allis police responded to an apartment after a call requested a welfare check. At the apartment, they found twenty-five-year-old Jorie Rohr unresponsive; police suspected a drug overdose. The medical examiner’s report later indicated that the cause of death was “[a]cute mixed drug (heroin, fentanyl) intoxication.” Burton admitted selling drugs to a man associated with Rohr.
Victim: Jorie Rohr, 25
Sentence: 13 years (with more concurrent time)
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/12/2031
Prior record:
Possession of THC, an unclassified misdemeanor
11. 4/28/26 Taviean *Tavieon Campbell 11/01/03 24CF1805: 2nd DEGREE RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SAFETY/COCAINE DEALING
Seeking commutation for:
2nd-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
Possess w/Intent-Cocaine (>15-40g), a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(cm)3.
Sentence: 25 months in July 2025
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/01/2027
Prior record:
Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
12. 4/27/26 Ashley Chappell 09/25/94 24CF2736: LIVE STREAMED KID FOAMING AT MOUTH; KIDS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COCAINE
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 11/15/2029
Seeking commutation for:
Neglecting a Child (Consequence is Bodily Harm), a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 948.21(2).
Neglecting a Child (No Harm and Child < 6 Yrs or Disability), a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 948.21(2).
What she did:
“During the afternoon of May 29, 2024, prosecutors say a woman called 911 to report a child ‘foaming at the mouth.’ When police arrived at the scene, investigators say the woman, Ashley Chappell, was filming the toddler unconscious in her arms for a live stream on Facebook. An ambulance took the child to Children’s Wisconsin where court records say the child had “seizure-like symptoms.” A drug test came back positive for cocaine. Investigators say six other children in the home were then tested for drugs. Four out of the seven kids had cocaine and nicotine in their systems.”
Prior record:
Interfere w/ Custody-Beyond Visitation, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 948.31(1)(b).
Interfere w/ Custody-Beyond Visitation, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 948.31(1)(b).
13. 5/7/26 Raymond Collins 10/21/57 24AP778/J4750/J4748/J4734/J4751: KILLER
Seeking commutation for:
Homicide
Sentence: Life
What he did: “Almost forty years ago, Plaintiff was convicted of a number of violent felonies, including murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.”
Victim: Unclear. 1976 case. He’s 68.
Parole Eligibility Date (old law): 07/11/2026
14. 4/27/26 Charles Cunningham 03/31/73 F-922251: DOUBLE MURDERER
Seeking Commutation For:
Homicide (2 counts) and 1 count of attempted homicide
Victims:
Larry Flagg, Larry Lewis,
Life Sentence
Parole Eligibility Date: 07/01/2044
What he did: “Cunningham’s convictions arose from a fight gone tragically awry outside a tavern on Milwaukee’s north side during the early morning hours of June 21, 1992. In the wake of the fight, two people were dead and one was wounded.”
15. 4/22/26 London Dabney 03/05/88 08CF4297: KILLER
Seeking commutation for:
2nd Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.06(1).
What he did: “Dabney and his brother, Anthony, were involved in an altercation that resulted in one man being shot in the back and killed.”
“Harrison had been arguing with a woman, demanding that she pay $30 she owed him. The woman’s boyfriend told police he thought Harrison had a gun. The boyfriend called London Dabney to settle the dispute. Dabney, 20, and his brother Anthony Dabney, 22, began to fight with Harrison. Harrison was running away from the two when he was shot,” the complaint said.
Victim: Lanell Harrison, 32
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/14/2029
Sentence: 10 years
Various DOC holds over the years
Other conviction history:
Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony, a class G felony,
Possess w/ Intent-THC(>200-1000g), a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(h)2.
Bail Jumping-Felony, a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(b).
Possess w/ Intent-THC(>200-1000g), a class H felony
16. 4/16/26 Avery Davis 04/20/76 17CF2849: COCAINE DEALER
Seeking commutation for:
Manufacture/Deliver Cocaine (<=1g), a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1)(cm)1g.
Manufacture/Deliver Cocaine (<=1g), a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1)(cm)1g.
Manufacture/Deliver Cocaine (<=1g), a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1)(cm)1g.
Manufacture/Deliver Cocaine (<=1g) [Modifiers: PTAC, as a Party to a Crime], a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1)(cm)1g.
Manufacture/Deliver Cocaine (<=1g), a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1)(cm)1g. Possess w/Intent-Cocaine (>1-5g), a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(cm)1r.
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 09/21/2027
Prior record:
Possess w/Intent-Cocaine (>1-5g), a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(cm)1r.
Maintain Drug Trafficking Place, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.42(1).
Manufacture/Deliver Cocaine (<=1g) [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class G felony
Intentionally Abuse Resident-Likely To Cause Bodily Harm, a class I felony
Possession of THC (2nd+ Offense) [Modifiers: Second/Subsequent Drug Offense], a class I felony,
17. 4/27/26 Damontra Davis 06/08/00 22CF2843: FIREARMS/EXPLOSIVES
Seeking commutation for:
Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.29(1m)(a).
Injury by Negligent Use/Weapon/Explosive, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.24(1).
Injury by Negligent Use/Weapon/Explosive, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.24(1).
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/01/2028
Sentence: 6 years
Prior record:
Damontra L Davis was found guilty of Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Damontra L Davis was found guilty of Drive or Operate Vehicle w/o Consent, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.23(3).
Attempting to Flee/Elude an Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
2nd-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
18. 5/4/26 Octavia Dodson 11/03/87 16CF1316: KILLER
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 06/18/2030
Seeking commutation for: 2nd-Degree Intentional Homicide, a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.05(1).
Sentence: 14 years
Prior record
None
What he did: On March 25, 2016, Dodson shot and killed Deshun T. Freeman. State Supreme Court decision. He was involved in a minor car accident and thought Freeman was the driver, but he wasn’t.
Victim: Deshun T. Freeman. His pregnant sister was murdered in a different shooting unrelated to Dodson.
19. 5/4/26 Terrell Douglas 02/10/85 06CF3562: KILLER
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 08/04/2027
Seeking a commutation for: 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide
Prior record:
4th Degree Sexual Assault, a class A misdemeanor
Old cases that don’t open
Sentence: 21 years
20. 4/27/26 Noel Fayne 08/03/87 09CF5413: KILLER
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 11/18/2028
Seeking commutation for:
2nd Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Use of a Dangerous Weapon], a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.06(1).
Armed Robbery with Threat of Force, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(1)(b).
What he did: “The criminal complaint alleged that in July 2009, Fayne committed an armed robbery of a cellular phone store. He was identified on November 4, 2009, by a fingerprint taken from the scene. The complaint also alleged that on or about November 19, 2009, Fayne committed an unrelated first-degree reckless homicide with a dangerous weapon when he killed his neighbor, Clifton Anderson. Anderson had lent Fayne a cell phone and went to Fayne’s apartment to retrieve it. After Anderson left, Fayne noted his wallet was missing and suspected Anderson had taken it. An extended argument ensued, culminating in a struggle over a shotgun that Fayne brought to Anderson’s apartment. The dispute ended when Anderson was killed by a shotgun blast to the head that fractured his skull and two vertebrae and pierced both his carotid artery and jugular vein.”
Victim: Clifton Anderson
Sentence: 19 years
21. 5/6/26 Rosario Fuentez 06/18/84 08CF3381: QUADRUPLE MURDERER (PARTY TO A CRIME)
Seeking commutation for:
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
Prior record:
Manuf/Deliver Cocaine (<=5g), an unclassified felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1)(cm)1.
What he did: “Rosario Fuentez found himself on the trigger end of a gangland-style ambush that left four people dead.”
“Prosecutors say the attacks were retaliation in an escalating gang war. More than 50 shots were fired into a group of about 100 people gathered for an after-hours party in the 2500 block of N. 28th St., from gangways across the street.” Fuentez said he shot only in the air.
Victims: “Killed were Kendrick L. Jackson, 34, Jacoby E. Claybrooks, 28, and Theresa Raddle, 23, all of Milwaukee; and Marielle Fisher, 27, of Glendale.”
Sentence: 20 years (plus other concurrent sentences)
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/12/2029
22. 4/27/26 Rodney Gatson 06/16/70 02CF833: ATTEMPTED KILLER
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/01/2027
Seeking commutation for: Attempt 1st-Degree Intentional Homicide, a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.01(1)(a).
Prior record:
Old cases that don’t open
Sentence: 25 years
23. 4/24/26 Marquis Gilliam 11/04/77 97CF972937: KILLER
Seeking commutation for: Homicide
Sentence: Life
Parole Eligibility Date: 11/04/2037
What he did: Gilliam has supporters who say his actions were the result of trauma in his childhood.
“According to court documents, a 12-year-old Gilliam witnessed his mother get shot and killed by his stepfather. The stepfather was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in 1990.” He was diagnosed with PTSD.
“During the summer of 1997, a year or so after graduating from high school, Gilliam went to an after-hours party where he saw Dion Lucas, a man he knew. At some point in the evening, a disagreement took place, and Gilliam shot and killed Lucas.”
Victim: Dion Lucas
Gilliam wrote, “For the past 21 years I’ve been inmate number 330190 and it has began to eat at my core. I’ve always thought that the necessary stamina that was needed to defeat this place was the way I was dis- playing my courage. But over the years my so called courage has begun to show perspectives of decay and erosion. Meaning time is no longer allowing me to re- main optimistic about returning home to love one’s that was left behind when I was pulled from the buxom of the loving haven that had my best interest.”
24. 4/17/26 Robert Goines 01/21/76 16CF4519: DOUBLE HOMICIDE (DELIVERY DRUGS)
Seeking commutation for: First Degree Reckless Homicide (Delivery of Drugs-Len Bias Law) [Modifiers: Penalties for Felonies-Class “C” Felony, Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(2)(a).
1st Reckless Homicide/Deliver Drugs [Modifiers: Penalties for Felonies-Class “C” Felony, Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(2)(a).
What he did: “This case arises from the deaths of two women from an overdose of heroin and cocaine in West Allis on September 29, 2016. The West Allis police investigated Goines as the supplier of the heroin found in the women’s systems.”
Prior record:
Possession of Cocaine/Coca(2nd+) [Modifiers: Second/Subsequent Drug Offense], an unclassified felony,
Possess w/Intent-Cocaine (>40g) [Modifiers: Second or Subsequent Offense], a class C felony,
Possession of Firearm by Felon, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.29(2).
Possess w/Intent-Cocaine (>15-40g), a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(cm)3.
Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Escape-Criminal Arrest, a class D felony
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/01/2032
25. 4/23/26 James Graham 03/21/62 02CF6126: ARMED ROBBERY
Seeking commutation for:
Armed Robbery with Use of Force [Modifiers: Armed Robbery with Threat of Force], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Attempt Attempt Armed Robbery w/Threat of Force [Modifiers: Armed Robbery with Threat of Force.], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Prior record:
Distribute controlled substance in 1994
Operating While Revoked (2nd w/in 5), an unclassified misdemeanor
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 12/21/2040
Sentence: 41 years confinement time
What he did: “In October 2002, Graham robbed a Family Dollar store and attempted to rob a second store.”
There is a Change.org petition for Graham:
“I am reaching out to ask for your support in the fight to free my father, Pastor James Graham. In 2003, my father was sentenced to 46 years in prison for two counts of Strong Armed Robbery, a Class B felony. While I understand that actions have consequences, this sentence is excessively harsh compared to many others who have committed far worse crime.”
“My father is not a bad person he is a father of 9 children and a grandfather to 20 grandchildren. Like many others in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he struggled in an environment that offers little opportunity and guidance for Black men. It is no secret that Wisconsin has the highest rate of incarcerated Black men in the nation, with 13% of working-age Black men in state prisons or jails. This systemic issue has broken families, stolen fathers, and hurt our communities deeply.”
“During his 18 years in the prison system, my father has transformed his life. He is now a pastor, preacher, and teacher. He has earned doctoral degrees in ministry and arts and works tirelessly to counsel and guide his fellow inmates. He is a model of rehabilitation and someone who has taken full responsibility for his actions and emerged stronger, wiser, and ready to give back to his family and community.”
26. 5/7/26 Tony Gray 11/23/81 98CF1712: KILLER
Seeking commutation for:
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
1st-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(1).
1st-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(1).
Sentence: 40 years (30 for homicide, not sure if the rest is concurrent or consecutive)
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/01/2030
Parole Eligibility Date: 01/01/2027
What he did: “Gray and two other members of the 2-4 street gang approached an intersection while driving in a white Nissan Altima and stopped one car length ahead of another car. The second vehicle contained the driver, Robert Mallette, and passengers Wiley Mallette and Charles Holley, all members of the rival BOS gang. Gray and another man exited the Altima, approached the second vehicle, and fired shots at the vehicle’s occupants, then re‑entered the Altima and drove away. Wiley Mallette was slightly wounded, while his brother Robert escaped injury. Holley, however, was struck by one of the shots and collapsed outside the car and died at the scene.”
Victim: Charles Holley
27. 4/27/26 Sharif Green 03/21/74 14CF4676: COCAINE DEALER
Seeking commutation for:
Possess w/Intent-Cocaine (>40g), a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(cm)4.
Possess w/Intent-Heroin(>50g), a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(d)4.
Prior record
Possession of THC (2nd+ Offense), a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(3g)(e).
MANUFAC/DIST/DEL CONTROLLED SUB, an unclassified felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1)(cm)3.
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 10/16/2034
Sentence: 20 years
28. 4/17/26 Emmanuel Hamilton 02/10/83 04CF4134: RECKLESS INJURY AND ARMED ROBBERY
Seeking commutation for:
Emmanuel Rovon Hamilton was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Use of Force [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Emmanuel Rovon Hamilton was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Use of Force [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Emmanuel Rovon Hamilton was found guilty of 1st Degree Reckless Injury [Modifiers: Use of Dangerous Weapon], a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.23(1)(a).
Emmanuel Rovon Hamilton was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Emmanuel Rovon Hamilton was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Use of Force, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Emmanuel Rovon Hamilton was found guilty of 1st-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety [Modifiers: Use of Dangerous Weapon], a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(1).
Prior record:
Possess w/Intent-Cocaine (<=5g), an unclassified felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(cm)1.
Sentence: 25 years
What he did: Involved “four victims in three separate incidents.”
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 03/18/2031
29. 5/8/26 Dirk Harris 07/27/68 1988CF883161A: HOMICIDE WITH RACIAL/GAY SLURS
Sentence: Life
Charge: Homicide (old case)
Parole Eligibility Date: 10/18/2035
What he did: “The body of Dennis Owens was discovered at approximately 4:15 a.m. on December 4, 1988. He died from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest, fired at close-range from a .22 caliber gun. A witness saw a gray Pontiac identified as belonging to the victim leaving the area. The next day, Harris was seen driving Owens’ car.”
“At approximately 4:15 a.m. on December 4, 1988, the dead body of Dennis Owens was discovered on a Milwaukee street. He was found without the wallet, credit cards and money he had carried earlier that evening when he was a customer at a nearby tavern. Multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest, fired from short range, caused Owens’s death.”
“Harris’s accomplice, James Malone, testified that on the night of December 3, he met Harris at a tavern and then went to Harris’s home where Harris obtained a gun and ammunition. After going to another bar, they left and Harris said, ‘Let’s go down to the f*g bars and roll a queer.
They then drove to the area near the location where Owens’s body eventually was found. Malone remained in the car and fell asleep. A short time later, Harris returned, woke Malone, and told him that he ‘just shot a (N word).'”
Victim: Dennis Owens
30. 5/7/26 Scott Heimermann 09/23/60 91CF911618A: DOUBLE HOMICIDE – CLAIMS COERCION BY ALLEGED MAFIA CONNECTED MAN
Seeking to Commute:
Two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, party to a crime
Sentence: Life
Parole Eligibility Date: 07/12/2026
What he did: “The two victims of the homicide were Muhammad Binwalee, known as T.C., and Dion Russell. In early August 1989, T.C. and Russell were shot to death and buried in the basement of a Milwaukee residence where Heimermann and (another defendant) lived.” The other defendant was angry because TC had shorted him in a cocaine purchase, court records allege.
A question on appeal was “whether the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion in limiting the admission of evidence concerning a co-conspirator’s alleged connections with the mafia.”
“At trial, he argued that he was innocent as he only went along with the crime because he was afraid of his co-defendant’s connections to the police and mafia and was, therefore, afraid to turn him in. In his various appeals Heimermann has argued that his co-defendant was a government agent and set him up, that the government and police department are setting him up, and that the police covered up the murder investigation to protect his co-defendant, who was an informant.”
There are several websites online that give more details on his allegations. Also here.
Victims: Muhammed Binwalee and Dion Russell
31. 5/7/26 Travion Hutchison 12/01/94 11CF5577: KILLER
Seeking commutation for:
2nd Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Use Dangerous Weapon (Felony 5+ Yrs)], a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.06(1).
Later record
Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater], a class G felony
He was returned from extended supervision in April 2025
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 05/03/2030
What he did: “A 16-year-old boy has been charged with fatally shooting a man Monday in a drug robbery on the city’s north side.”
“Hutchison approached Michael L. Scott, 21, about buying some ‘loud,’ slang for marijuana, in the 2700 block of N. Palmer St. around 10:20 a.m. Monday. Scott offered two small bags for $15 but Hutchison said he wanted $40 worth. After Scott left to get more, Hutchinson went to his house to retrieve a 10-inch Colt .357 revolver, and planned to rob Scott when the two met again for the sale. Hutchison later told detectives that Scott rushed at him and grabbed him, and that Hutchison then pulled the gun from his waistband and shot Scott once in the head.”
Victim: Michael L. Scott
Sentence: 8 years prison, 8 years extended supervision
32. 5/4/26 Adrian Jackson 05/31/98 18CF2138/20CF644/03CF5351: 2nd DEGREE RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SAFETY, FIREARM OFFENSES
Seeking commutation for:
2nd-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
Operator Flee/Elude Officer-Bodily Harm or Property Damage [Modifiers: PTAC, as a Party to a Crime], a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.29(1m)(a).
Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.29(1m)(a).
Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 11/23/2028
33. 4/27/26 Kearney James 06/16/98 23CF1504: UNCLEAR
It appears the case number may be off a digit, but hard to know for sure. There is no one with this name and case number in the system.
There is a man with the same name and DOB with a slightly different case number. It’s for non-homicide offenses.
34. 5/8/26 Marreon Jones 17CF4416: KILLER
Seeking commutation for:
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide Felony B
Possess Firearm-Adjudicated Deliquent of a Felony
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 09/22/2034
What he did: “18-year-old Marreon Jones of Milwaukee is accused in the shooting death of Martez Fitz, which happened on September 17th near 95th and Brown Deer Road.”
“The witness said Fitz and Jones exchanged words, and Fitz was armed with a long, black gun. The witness said Fitz never pointed the gun at Jones, but said Jones raised a black, semi-automatic handgun, pointed it at Fitz and fired five times. The witness said Jones then walked up to Fitz, who was laying in the street and stood over him. The witness said Fitz said “I love you,” and Jones said “I don’t love you.” The witness said Jones then fired at Fitz three more times.”
35. 4/27/26 Terry Kletzien 05/24/57 06CF697: DRUNK DRIVING HOMICIDE, KILLER WHITNALL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ATHLETE
Seeking commutation for:
Homicide by Intoxicated Use of Vehicle, a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.09(1)(a).
Injury by Intoxicated Use/Vehicle, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.25(1)(a).
Injury by Intoxicated Use/Vehicle, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.25(1)(a).
Sentence: 26 years
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/25/2032
What he did: “An eyewitness to the accident told police that on January 28, 2006, Kletzien, while driving a Ford Econoline van, ran a red light and struck a Honda Civic in the intersection. One witness…told police that the stoplight was either yellow or red. She also suggested that the Honda may have been driving north in the south bound lane, as she has seen cars do in the past, because she never saw the car enter the intersection. The Honda’s front seat passenger, (Clint) Erickson, died shortly thereafter, and (Sam) Seyedin, the driver, and (Tyler) Lubbers, the back seat passenger, were seriously injured. The three boys were all teenagers.”
“A blood draw of Kletzien’s blood taken approximately two hours after the accident revealed that his blood alcohol concentration was 0.195 grams per 100 milliliters, well over the legal limit.”
Victim: Clint Erickson
“Clint, an 18-year-old senior at Whitnall High School. He and two friends had gone to the school for a talent show and then to George Webb’s for something to eat. She wasn’t worried about Clint. A gifted athlete. Strikingly handsome. Smart. But she wished he was home.”
36. 4/30/26 Lorenzon Kyles 01/26/79 02CF2732: KILLER
Name is Lorenzo Kyles in CCAP
Seeking commutation for:
Lorenzo D Kyles was found guilty of 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Use of Dangerous Weapon], a class B felony
Prior record
2nd Degree Sexual Assault of Child, a class BC felony, Wisconsin Statutes 948.02(2).
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 05/13/2031
Registered sex offender – likely rules him out
What he did: “Kyles’ conviction stems from a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of May 17, 2002. Darrell Stinson, the victim, was shot multiple times, including in the head, outside of a gas station on 107thStreet in Milwaukee. Stinson died shortly thereafter from his injuries.”
Shooting was during a drug deal
Victim: Darrell Stinson
37. 5/4/26 Jeffrey Love 09/21/66 15CF294/22CF601: FIREARM POSSESSION
Seeking commutation for: Possession Of A Firearm By A Felon, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.29(1m)(a).
Prior record
Escape-Criminal Arrest, a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.42(3)(a).
Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/26/2028
Sentence: 4 years
38. 4/27/26 Xavier Love 12/14/75 00CF3925: KILLER
Seeking commutation for:
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class B felony
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/27/2030
What he did: “Love and his friend, Shantwan Jennings, were involved in a shoot-out with several men they believed had previously robbed Jennings at gunpoint. One of those men died during the shoot-out, as did Jennings.” Claimed his IQ was 59.
39. 5/7/26 Andre Mitchell 03/24/77 95CF955598: ROBBERY SPREE AND SHOOTING OF OFF DUTY COP
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 12/13/2075
What he did: “Milwaukee police arrested Mitchell on December 16, 1995, in connection with a series of armed robberies and the shooting of an off-duty police officer.
“went on a crime spree, robbing various businesses in the City of Milwaukee. Their crime spree came to an end when they shot Milwaukee Police Officer Jeffrey Cole following a robbery at a Speedy Lube on December 16.”
40. 5/1/26 Leonard Parker 08/02/83 04CF5152: KILLER
Seeking commutation for:
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Use of Dangerous Weapon], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
Attempt Armed Robbery with Use of Force [Modifiers: PARTY TO A CRIME], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Armed Robbery with Use of Force [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Sentence: 28 years
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 10/03/2032
41. 5/4/26 Anthony Reyes 10/28/83 22CF4316: OWI HOMICIDE
Seeking commutation for:
2nd Degree Reckless Homicide, a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.06(1).
OWI Cause Injury (2+), a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.63(2)(a)1.
Sentence: 6 years
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 10/08/2028
Prior record: Burglary-Building or Dwelling, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.10(1m)(a).
Theft-Movable Property <=$2500, a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 943.20(1)(a).
Burglary-Building or Dwelling, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.10(1m)(a).
Violate a Domestic Abuse Injunction [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse], an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 813.12(4).
Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(a).
Unlawful Phone Use-Threatens Harm [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse], a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.012(1)(a).
Violate a Domestic Abuse Injunction, an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 813.12(4).
Possession of Narcotic Drugs, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(3g)(am).
What he did: “According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were dispatched to the area near 4th and Holt on Oct. 14. Officers learned a Toyota Camry driven by Reyes had been traveling eastbound on Holt Avenue when it impacted an SUV with four persons inside. The SUV rolled onto the driver’s side and partially ejected the victim, later identified as David Ornelas-Hernandez. The victim died at the scene. The other passengers did not have injuries.”
“But a half second before the crash, Reyes’ vehicle was traveling at 54.7 mph, the complaint says. The posted speed limit in that area is 30 mph.”
Was drinking, using marijuana, had a gun
Victim: David Ornelas-Hernandez
42. 4/27/26 Jimmy Scales 08/27/93 11CF3830: FELONY MURDER
Seeking commutation for:
Felony Murder-Armed Robbery [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], an unclassified felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.03.
What he did: “Jimmy Scales was convicted of being the getaway driver when 34-year-old pregnant Sharon Staples was killed on Milwaukee’s west side on Aug. 7. Here’s how Department of Corrections officials missed opportunities to take him into custody and then failed to report them.”
“Prosecutors say the two teens shot Staples when she refused to give up her purse. Staples was about 10 to 12 weeks pregnant at the time she died. Staples also had her 13-year-old son with her when she was shot.” (Scales was not the triggerman.)
“Prosecutors say Merchant served as the lookout while Thomas tried to steal Staples’ purse, while her son ran to get help.”
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 08/07/2036
42. 4/28/26 Shawnrell Simmons 11/04/83 25CF385: 5th OFFENSE OWI – 2025 CASE
Seeking commutation for:
Unauthorized Use of Personal Identifying Information or Documents (Avoidance), a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.201(2)(b).
Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence – 5th or 6th Offense, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.63(1)(a).
Sentence: 2 years prison in July 2025
Prior record
OWI (4th), a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.63(1)(a).
Operating While Revoked (Rev due to alc/contr subst/refusal), an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 343.44(1)(b).
Pandering/Pimping, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 944.33(2).
Pandering/Pimping, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 944.33(2).
Pandering/Pimping, a class F felony, Wisconsin Statutes 944.33(2).
Intentionally Point Firearm At Person [Modifiers: Party to a Crime]
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/07/2027
43. 4/22/26 Christopher Sutton-Smith 12/25/1974 01CF6402 MULTIPLE ARMED ROBBERIES
Seeking commutation for: Multiple counts of armed robbery
Sentence: 45 years
What he did: He appealed on the basis that his sentence was too harsh. “In addition to his criminal history, the trial court emphasized Smith’s repeated attempts to deflect blame, characterizing him as manipulative, conniving, and slick.”
The trial court “characterized Smith as the ringleader, and it was mindful of his criminal conduct despite his parolee status, and his previous refusal to participate in rehabilitative programs, rendering him a greater societal risk than his accomplice.”
Victims were planning mother’s funeral.
“Each perpetrator threatened each victim with a gun, and demonstrated little patience or humanity in robbing each victim.”
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 12/13/2047
44. 4/20/26 Andre Stewart 06/18/95 19CF4752/20CF212: BANK ROBBERY
Seeking commutation for:
Flee Or Elude An Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Robbery of a Financial Institution [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater, Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.87.
Flee Or Elude An Officer [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater], a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Bail Jumping-Felony [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater], a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(b).
Bail Jumping-Felony [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater], a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(b).
Bail Jumping-Felony [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater], a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(b).
Bail Jumping-Felony [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater], a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(b).
Prior record
Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.29(1m)(a).
Attempt Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
2nd-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 06/27/2031
What he did: Involved in a bank robbery.
45. 4/27/26 Robert Stinson 03/28/87 11CF5315/16CF4975: HEROIN DEALER AND POSSESS FIREARM AS FELON
Seeking commutation for:
Felon Possess Firearm, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.29(2)(a).
Possess w/Intent-Heroin(>10-50g) [Modifiers: Habitual Criminality Repeater], a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(1m)(d)3.
Possess Firearm-Convicted of a Felony, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.29(1m)(a).
Prior record
Possesses Illegal Article, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 302.095(2)(b).
2nd-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 12/19/2027
46. 4/24/26 Clarence Taylor 07/16/84 13CF2365: Armed Robbery
Seeking commutation for:
Armed Robbery with Use of Force [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Sentence: 14 years
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 10/16/2029
Prior record
Attempt Armed Robbery with Threat of Force, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Harboring/Aiding a Felon, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.47(1)(a).
Operate Vehicle w/o Consent-Passenger [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 943.23(4m).
What he did: Robbery for marijuana and money.
47. 4/21/26 Demetrius Taylor 07/28/03 24CF3710: 2nd DEGREE RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SAFETY – 2024 CASE
Seeking commutation for 2024 case
Operator Flee/Elude Officer-Bodily Harm or Property Damage, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
2nd-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
2nd-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, a class G felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(2).
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 11/26/2027
Sentence: 40 months in prison
48. 5/8/26 Andre Thorton 06/12/89 16CF493: KILLER
Name is spelled wrong. It’s Thornton.
Seeking a commutation for: 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Use of a Dangerous Weapon, PTAC, as a Party to a Crime], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1)
Sentence: 18 years
What he did: “Thomas Wilson was shot and died after the second of two confrontations with Thornton during the early morning hours of October 31, 2015. The confrontations related to Wilson’s desire to see his child, who lived with her mother, Corrina Williams, Thornton’s girlfriend.” Wilson confronted Thornton and drove away. Thornton followed with others. Gunshots rang out.
“The police found Wilson in his car with a gunshot wound in his back, unconscious, and bleeding heavily, two blocks from Williams’ apartment.”
Victim: Thomas Wilson
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/26/2034
49. 4/22/26 Oliver Toliver 06/27/47 91CF1858: KILLER
Seeking commutation for
Homicide
Parole Eligibility Date: 06/27/2045
Sentence: Life, 1991 case
What he did: “execution-style homicide of Tina Rogers, who was shot in the head by Oliver Toliver, after she was suspected of stealing drug money.”
“Oliver had his gun pointed at Rogers’ head.”
50. 5/1/26 Armon Townsend 05/27/88 06CF5829: ARMED ROBBERIES
Seeking commutation for:
Armed Robbery with Use of Force, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Armed Robbery with Use of Force [Modifiers: ATTEMPT], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Armed Robbery with Threat of Force, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Prior record
4th Degree Sexual Assault, a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 940.225(3m).
Disorderly Conduct [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse], a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01(1).
Obstructing an Officer, a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 946.41(1).
Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Sentence: 7 years prison
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 02/21/2029
51. v5/7/26 Eric Walker 10/08/77 02CF1321: KILLER OF 1 YEAR OLD BOY
Seeking commutation for
1st-Degree Reckless Homicide [Modifiers: Party to a Crime], a class B felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(1).
1st-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety [Modifiers: Use of Dangerous Weapon], a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 941.30(1).
What he did: “According to the criminal complaint, both Walker and another man fired guns into a car. The bullets struck and injured the car’s driver and killed his one-year-old son.”
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 05/07/2045
Sentence: 43 years.
52. 4/17/26 Cory Welch 05/27/80 04CF6133: ARMED ROBBERY SPREE
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 07/19/2030
Seeking commutation for:
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: PARTY TO A CRIME], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: PARTY TO A CRIME], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: PARTY TO A CRIME, ATTEMPT], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: ATTEMPT, PARTY TO A CRIME], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: PARTY TO A CRIME], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: PARTY TO A CRIME], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: PARTY TO A CRIME], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery with Threat of Force [Modifiers: PARTY TO A CRIME], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Armed Robbery [Modifiers: CONSPIRACY], a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Attempt Vehicle Operator Flee/Elude Officer, a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 346.04(3).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor, a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(a).
Cory Mendrell Welch was found guilty of Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor, a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(a).
Sentence: “In 2005, Welch was convicted of numerous crimes stemming from a string of armed robberies. The circuit court imposed an aggregate sentence of twenty-six years of initial confinement followed by eighteen years of extended supervision.”
“For several weeks a band of armed men were robbing restaurants and businesses in a Milwaukee neighborhood. The robbers wore dark sweatshirts and ski masks, and car-ried backpacks or duffel bags.”
53. 5/4/26 Derek Williams 01/31/74 95CF954194A: MULTIPLE ARMED ROBBERIES
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 11/22/2058
It appears he is this man: “For the 12 counts of armed robbery the judge sentenced me to 15 years on each count and to be served consecutively. This is a total of 180 years handed down on a 23-year-old male.”
“Derek Williams and two co-defendants, Lawrence Williams and James Evans, were responsible for a string of armed robberies throughout the greater Milwaukee area in 1995. After a jury trial, Derek Williams was convicted of twelve counts of armed robbery. The circuit court sentenced him to an indeterminate term of fifteen years on each count, to be served consecutively.”
54. 5/6/26 Lawrence Williams 11/15/76 95CF955598A ARMED ROBBERIES (OFF-DUTY OFFICER WAS SHOT)
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/09/2083
What he did: “In late 1995, Williams and two co-actors committed a series of armed robberies and attempted armed robberies in Milwaukee. After robbing a Speedy Lube, Williams and his co-actors fled in a vehicle and were pursued by an off-duty police officer. Williams, the driver, pulled into an alley and waited for the officer to follow them, and when he did, one of the co-actors shot the officer in the neck. After Williams was apprehended, the State charged Williams with one count of attempted armed robbery, two counts of attempted armed robbery while concealing identity, seven counts of armed robbery while concealing identity, and one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide while armed, all as a party to a crime, related to the Speedy Lube and other incidents in which Williams was a suspect. A jury convicted Williams on all eleven counts.”
“The circuit court sentenced Williams to an indeterminate prison term not to exceed 130 years.”
55. 4/16/26 Elizabeth Zynel 08/14/81 14CF3544: HOMICIDE DELIVER DRUGS
Seeking commutation for:
1st Reckless Homicide/Deliver Drugs, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.02(2)(a).
Sentence: 7 years
Later charges
Possession of Cocaine/Coca(2nd+), a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(3g)(c).
Possess/Illegally Obtained Prescription [Modifiers: Repeater], an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 450.11(7)(h).
Possession of Narcotic Drugs [Modifiers: Second and Subsequent Offense], a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 961.41(3g)(am).
Reckless Driving-Cause Bodily Harm, an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 346.62(3).
Earlier charges
Possess/Illegally Obtained Prescription, an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 450.11(7)(h).
Possess/Illegally Obtained Prescription, an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 450.11(7)(h).
Possess Drug Paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 961.573(1).
Issue of Worthless Checks(<=$2500), a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 943.24(1).
Issue of Worthless Checks(<=$2500), a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 943.24(1).
Issue of Worthless Checks(<=$2500), a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 943.24(1).
Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 08/26/2027
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