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Kendrew Wilson, Accused of Raping Waukesha Business Owner, Was Out on Bail

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Kendrew Wilson Jr., the 23-year-old suspect accused of raping a Waukesha, Wisconsin, business owner inside her downtown store, was released on a signature bond in a Waukesha County criminal case just two weeks before the brutal attack.

Wilson was given the signature bond by David Herring, who is the same Waukesha County court commissioner who let Darrell Brooks remain on the streets before the parade massacre.

A nurse called the victim’s injuries in the downtown rape, which occurred inside the victim’s store, “the worst damage she has seen in a long time.”

In 2020, Wilson wrote on Facebook, “I’ve change f*ck Waukesha. Watch this…….” He also wrote, “I’m not there yet, but I’m starting not to care. When I don’t, I’ll tell u. But I warn u once, I will hurt u. Maybe I don’t mean this not yet.”

He also wrote: “10 years, man I gave that to the gang. 4 years I gave that to the pins. 24-7 I gave that to the hustling, I’m back at it again but I’m just a different, man. it’s gone be different ya.”

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Kendrew o. Wilson’s lengthy criminal history.

The criminal complaint says the woman was working in her store when Wilson entered it around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2023, and asked if she had money and whether he could use the phone. He then called a provider of cards given to released inmates.

He mentioned the earlier criminal case which occurred at the bus station but then slammed her onto the ground, raped her, and threatened to kill her, the criminal complaint says.

He allegedly told her he has “needs and rage.”

Bail has now been set at $2 million after Kendrew O. Wilson, Jr. was charged with first-degree sexual assault of an elderly person and bail jumping in Waukesha County Circuit Court, according to court records.

On Feb. 16, 2023, Waukesha Court Commission David Herring gave Wilson the signature bond for misdemeanor carrying a concealed knife and disorderly conduct as a repeater, court records show.

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Kendrew wilson.

Kendrew Wilson, who was on active state supervision in Waukesha at the time of the attack, has previous convictions for misdemeanor disorderly conduct in Waukesha. Judge Jennifer Dorow gave him 180 days in jail on 02-25-2022 for those offenses.

He was also previously convicted in Waukesha County for felony substantial battery, bail jumping, resisting an officer, and disorderly conduct.

On 01-26-2022, he received 15 months in prison for those offenses from Judge Jack Melvin. He was released on mandatory release on 11/22/2022, state Corrections records show.

Wilson also has a disorderly conduct ticket from Racine. He was convicted of resisting an officer, a misdemeanor, in Waukesha County. Judge Ralph Ramirez gave him a time served disposition of 90 days jail for that previous offense. He was ticketed in Waukesha County for disorderly conduct.

In 2016, he was convicted of battery by prisoners in Racine. Judge Mark Nielsen gave him two years probation.

He was convicted that same year of a second battery by prisoners case in Waukesha. Judge Michael Maxwell gave him three years probation. His probation was revoked in 2017 and he was sent to prison for two years.

When it comes to the Darrell Brooks’ case, Brooks had a Waukesha paternity/child support case that could have gotten him off the streets before the parade attack. But Herring refused a request from a state child support attorney (Waukesha’s Daniel Sielaff) to jail Darrell E Brooks just five days before the parade attack, despite Brooks’ extremely poor history in the case. Read more about that here.

In a press release on the downtown rape, Waukesha police wrote, “On Thursday February 23rd at approximately 8 p.m., City of Waukesha Police officers met with a 68-year-old female advising she was sexually assaulted. The victim advised that she was sexually assaulted by a black male earlier in the evening.”

Upon receiving the information, police wrote, “we utilized all available resources to locate this unknown suspect. City of Waukesha Dispatchers and investigators scoured the Opti Cop cameras, Body Worn Cameras and prior incidents with potential suspects matching that description.”

According to the police, “Specific details offered to us by the crime victim led us to a person of interest that we were able match those details from prior law enforcement contacts.”

They noted: “Due to the potential threat the suspect posed to the public an exigent circumstance ping on the suspects phone was placed. We were able to locate the suspect in another jurisdiction. We leveraged our partnerships with these agencies, and they were able to locate the suspect in short order. This was an all-hands-on deck investigation that did not stop until the suspect was located.”

According to police; “We leveraged all the City of Waukesha’s investments in training and technology. We utilized our long-standing partnerships with outside agencies and above all we never left the side of the crime victim until the suspect was brought into custody.”

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“In Washington County our budget cycle starts right now, and it’s not due until November. We will propose our budget goals to the County Board in the next couple of months. We will share ‘This is what we’re thinking.’ It gives them months of time to think those through, give us feedback, and [have] that kind of dialogue,” Schoemann explained in an interview on News Talk 1130 WISN.

Schoemann said that is far better than the approach Evers is taking again this year.

“That’s not how government is supposed to work,” Schoemann said. “It’s not the vision of the governor. It’s not the vision of any one person.”

Evers and the Republican legislative leaders who will write the budget have been involved in on-again, off-again budget talks this month. On Thursday, the governor’s office said those talks were off once again because of gridlock in the Senate.

“Ultimately, the Senate needs to decide whether they were elected to govern and get things done or not,” Evers spokesperson Britt Cudaback said in a post on X.

Schoemann’s criticism of Evers is nothing new. He has long been a critic of the governor and has turned that criticism up since launching his campaign for governor.

But the recent criticism was also aimed at other Republicans who may jump into the 20206 governor’s race later this year.

“Nobody else in this race on the Republican side, being rumored to this point, has the executive leadership of skills and history to be able to show ‘This is how I’ve done it before, and here’s how we’ll do it Madison,’” Schoemann said. “The results in Washington County speak for themselves.”

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Businessman and veteran Bill Berrien is also on the short list of likely GOP candidates for 2026.

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Wisconsin Budget Negotiations Reach Impasse Between Evers, Legislature

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin budget negotiations have reached an impasse with both sides pointing fingers at the other in Wednesday afternoon statements.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Republican Legislative leaders backed out of negotiations after he agreed to “an income tax cut targeting Wisconsin’s middle-class and working families and eliminating income taxes for certain retirees.” He said Republican leaders would not agree to “meaningful increased investments in child care, K-12 schools, and the University of Wisconsin System.”

Republican Assembly leaders said the two sides were "far apart. Senate leaders say Evers’ desires “extend beyond what taxpayers can afford.”

“The Joint Committee on Finance will continue using our long-established practices of crafting a state budget that contains meaningful tax relief and responsible spending levels with the goal of finishing on time,” said a statement from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Assembly Finance Co-Chairman Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam.

Evers said that there were meetings between the sides every day this week before the impasse.

“I told Republicans I’d support their half of the deal and their top tax priorities – even though they’re very similar to bills I previously vetoed – because I believe that’s how compromise is supposed to work, and I was ready to make that concession in order to get important things done for Wisconsin’s kids,” Evers said.

Senate Republican leadership said that good faith negotiations have occurred since April on a budget compromise.

“Both sides of these negotiations worked to find compromise and do what is best for the state of Wisconsin,” said a statement from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, and Senate Joint Finance Co-Chairman Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green.

In early May, the Joint Committee on Finance took 612 items out of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal, including Medicaid expansion in the state, department creations and tax exemptions.

Born previously estimated that Evers’ budget proposal would lead to $3 billion in tax increases over the two-year span.

Wisconsin Policy Forum estimated that the proposal would spend down more than $4 billion of the state’s expected $4.3 billion surplus if it is enacted.

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