Investigators say that 32-year-old Michael Mattioli is responsible for the death of Joel Acevedo and is now facing a charge of reckless homicide.
A NATIONALLY-KNOWN CIVILRIGHTS ATTORNEY HAS SIGNED ONTO A LOCAL CASE.
LAWYERBENJAMIN CRUMP REPRESENTSGEORGE FLOYD'S FAMILY INMINNEAPOLIS.HE'S NOW PART OFTHE LEGAL TEAM FOR JO-ELACEVEDO'S FAMILY ... HERE INMILWAUKEE.
THIS MORNING...CRUMP IS IN TOWN TODAY FORMICHAEL MATTIOLI'S INITIALAPPEARANCE IN COURT.
HE'S THEPOLICE OFFICER CHARGED INCONNECTION WITH ACEVEDO'SDEATH.WE CAUGHT UP WITH CRUMPLATE LAST NIGHT.
HE BELIEVESMATTIOLI ISNT THE áONLY PERSONWHO SHOULD BE FACING CHARGES." I BELIEVE THE OTHERINDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WHO HELDHIM DOWN SHOULD BE CHARGED INTHIS CASE BECAUSE THEY AIDEDAND ABBEDED IN THE KILLING OFTHIS YOUNG MAN WHO OBVIOUSLYWAS UNCONSIOUS" I MEAN THIS OFFICERLITTERALLY MURDERED THIS KIDAND HE IS NOT HERE TO TELL HISSIDE OF THE STORY AND THEY ARETRYING TO JUSTIFY THEMATTIOLI WASOFF-DUTY WHEN HE AND ACEVEDOALLEGEDLY FOUGHT IN APRIL.CRUMP IS EXPECTED TCRUMP ISEXPECTED TO HOLD A PRESSCONFERENCE AT 1030 THISMORNING.
A Milwaukee police officer charged with a man’s death made his first appearance in court Wednesday, with the judge ruling he..
