Report: Police Arrest 14-Year-Old Boy Wanted for 24 Different Felonies
A 14-year-old Milwaukee boy with an extensive criminal history is reportedly facing 25 charges, including 24 felonies, after a series of alleged violent crimes that culminated in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
He was fleeing police when he ran a stop sign, striking a man on a motorcycle, a complaint alleged, according to CBS 58. The victim, 31-year-old Marc Jones had reportedly been visiting the city for the annual Harley-Davidson Homecoming. Jones was hospitalized and later declared deceased, the outlet reported.
Authorities said in the complaint that the boy committed a series of crimes, including 13 armed robberies and four car thefts, according to the outlet. He also allegedly participated in a shooting, the outlet reported.
The boy started a crime spree in June before he turned 14, the complaint read, according to the outlet. He and another teen allegedly stole a vehicle from two women while reportedly threatening to shoot them. Another minor alleged that the suspect had robbed him at gunpoint the following week, the outlet reported.
Another series of crimes began in July, the complaint said, according to the outlet. He allegedly confessed to having shot a girl in the jaw near McGovern Park on July 19, the outlet reported. The suspect and another minor held up a man a a gas station three days late and stole from him, authorities wrote, according to the outlet. (Read more from “Report: Police Arrest 14-Year-Old Boy Wanted for 24 Different Felonies” HERE)
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