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Carli McNeill’s Trial Record Examined – Abysmal At Best
Kenosha County Eye has heard from many defense attorneys that Carli McNeill (D) is a terrible trial prosecutor. She’s lost many serious cases at trial in front of a jury. In contrast to McNeill, Michael Graveley (D), the current DA, told KCE that he can only recall losing once or twice in his career, which is nearly three times longer than McNeill’s. Graveley is, objectively, a skilled trial prosecutor. He commands the courtroom and knows how to convince a jury
Carli McNeill’s Trial Record Examined – Abysmal At Best
Kenosha County Eye has heard from many defense attorneys that Carli McNeill (D) is a terrible trial prosecutor. She’s lost many serious cases at trial in front of a jury. In contrast to McNeill, Michael Graveley (D), the current DA, told KCE that he can only recall losing once or twice in his career, which is nearly three times longer than McNeill’s. Graveley is, objectively, a skilled trial prosecutor. He commands the courtroom and knows how to convince a jury of someone’s guilt. Unfortunately for Graveley, he has recently only taken on clear-cut, high-profile cases, which explains his high conviction rate. He opted not to prosecute the Kyle Rittenhouse case because he recognized it was unwinnable. His deputy, Carli McNeill, was the one who charged Rittenhouse but ultimately chose not
Teacher’s Aide And Alleged Child Rapist Fired From Silver Lake School District Friday
A 33-year old teacher’s aide was fired last friday, about 50 hours after the Silver Lake School District was made aware of troubling allegations, according to school board President Brian Hopkins. Crocker was charged last week with 1st Degree Sexual Assault – Sexual Intercourse With a Child Under Age 13, Possession of Child Pornography, and Sexual Exploitation of a Child-Filming. These three charges come with them a maximum prison sentence of 125 years. However, according to Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Smathers, there are likely more charges coming in Racine County and even more in Kenosha County saying, “This is only the tip of the iceberg.” Crocker was a substitute teacher with the district, but at the time of her arrest, was an aide in one of the first
KCE Editor Sues KUSD, Superintendent, For Concealing Serious Misconduct From Public Records Request
KCE made a public records request on May 20, 2024 for “Any document or combination of documents that list[s] the name and title of all KUSD employees [on] administrative leave as of today.” This was a spot check to keep an eye on the embattled district. On May 22, 2024, KUSD denied our request in a two-page letter, written by one of KUSD’s attorneys. KCE threatened to sue, and on May 29, 2024, KUSD provided us with the list that contained one name. KUSD is not naming the employee yet. He was a Technology Support Technician for Tremper High School. Over the next several months, KCE checked on this employee’s employment status. On September 8, 2024, we made a public records request related to this employee, asking for “any disciplinary, coaching and training,
Kenosha Sheriff’s Deputy K9 Riggs Retires After 10 Years Of Heroic Service: Photos
K9 Riggs showed all the indicators of a now-retired police dog. He laid on his back as he was getting a lot of attention, plopped down and rested randomly, and finally, got to eat some retirement cake. Riggs has been with his handler, Sergeant Terry Tifft for more than 10 years. The retirement was emotional for Tifft. His uniform shirt still showed the outline of the Sheriff’s Department K9 Unit patch, where it now contains the chevrons of a Sergeant. Making the decision to take a promotion from Deputy and K9 handler to Sergeant was a “difficult decision” for Tifft, said Sheriff David. W. Zoerner. Although Tifft will no longer bring Riggs to work, he is still a member of Tifft’s family and will live out his retirement at the
Teacher’s Aide And Alleged Child Rapist Fired From Silver Lake School District Friday
A 33-year old teacher’s aide was fired last friday, about 50 hours after the Silver Lake School District was made aware of troubling allegations, according to school board President Brian Hopkins. Crocker was charged last week with 1st Degree Sexual Assault – Sexual Intercourse With a Child Under Age 13, Possession of Child Pornography, and Sexual Exploitation of a Child-Filming. These three charges come with them a maximum prison sentence of 125 years. However, according to Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Smathers, there are likely more charges coming in Racine County and even more in Kenosha County saying, “This is only the tip of the iceberg.” Crocker was a substitute teacher with the district, but at the time of her arrest, was an aide in one of the first
KCE Editor Sues KUSD, Superintendent, For Concealing Serious Misconduct From Public Records Request
KCE made a public records request on May 20, 2024 for “Any document or combination of documents that list[s] the name and title of all KUSD employees [on] administrative leave as of today.” This was a spot check to keep an eye on the embattled district. On May 22, 2024, KUSD denied our request in a two-page letter, written by one of KUSD’s attorneys. KCE threatened to sue, and on May 29, 2024, KUSD provided us with the list that contained one name. KUSD is not naming the employee yet. He was a Technology Support Technician for Tremper High School. Over the next several months, KCE checked on this employee’s employment status. On September 8, 2024, we made a public records request related to this employee, asking for “any disciplinary, coaching and training,
Kenosha Sheriff’s Deputy K9 Riggs Retires After 10 Years Of Heroic Service: Photos
K9 Riggs showed all the indicators of a now-retired police dog. He laid on his back as he was getting a lot of attention, plopped down and rested randomly, and finally, got to eat some retirement cake. Riggs has been with his handler, Sergeant Terry Tifft for more than 10 years. The retirement was emotional for Tifft. His uniform shirt still showed the outline of the Sheriff’s Department K9 Unit patch, where it now contains the chevrons of a Sergeant. Making the decision to take a promotion from Deputy and K9 handler to Sergeant was a “difficult decision” for Tifft, said Sheriff David. W. Zoerner. Although Tifft will no longer bring Riggs to work, he is still a member of Tifft’s family and will live out his retirement at the
School Employee Faces 125 Years In Prison For Raping 12-Year Old Friend of Son, Other Child Sex Crimes
In court today, 33-year-old Anna Crocker covered her face with a 4-page criminal complaint as multiple video and still cameras captured her walking into the hearing room. Crocker also donned a “Covid Mask,” assumingly to hide her face in shame. A Kenosha County Sheriff’s spokesman confirmed that the Kenosha County Jail had no Covid outbreaks. Today Crocker was charged with 1st Degree Sexual Assault – Sexual Intercourse With a Child Under Age 13, Possession of Child Pornography, and Sexual Exploitation of a Child-Filming. These three charges come with them a maximum prison sentence of 125 years. However, according to Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Smathers, there are likely more charges coming in Racine County and even more in Kenosha County saying, “This is only the tip of the iceberg.”
Journey Church Pastor Charged With Ten More Felonies For Stealing Nude Photos Of Woman
Today, a Kenosha pastor for Journey Church / Christian Life School was charged with ten additional felonies for Capturing An Intimate Representation Without Consent. He now has 12 such charges pending. He faces 42 years in the Wisconsin Prison System if convicted with all charges. According to the criminal complaint: Detective Traxler with the Kenosha Police Department originally arrested Gabriel E. Mills on September 30, 2024, at approximately 2:03 p.m. He was then charged with two counts of Capturing an Intimate Representation Without Consent. Following this arrest, the Kenosha Police Department posted a press release via the local news media and Facebook, informing the public of the defendant’s arrest, indicating how it is believed that there are potentially more victims. These posts asked for any potential victims to directly contact
Judge Keeps Bail At $500,000 For Man Who Killed Two Friends, Testimony Taken In Hearing To Suppress Evidence
A Kenosha Judge today denied a motion to lower the cash bail for a Pleasant Prairie man whose drunken action killed two of his friends and severely injured two others, according to court documents. This was his attorney Dennis Melowski second attempt to have the man, who already had one OWI conviction, released. The case was recently assigned to Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Anthony Milisauskas. The previous judge, Gerad Dougvillo, denied the same request. Today, as Judge Milisauskas was issuing his ruling on the motion to lower bail, Melowski interrupted him, one thing most Kenosha County lawyers know not to do. This was the following exchange: Judge: I have to look at the severity of the offense. Melowski: (Interrupting Judge)The severity of the offense, yes, but in terms of
Educational Assistant At Riverview School Arrested: Sex-Related Crimes Alleged
On October 9, 2024, the Sensitive Crime Unit of the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department began an investigation involving sexual misconduct allegedly committed by a 33-year-old female staff member of Riverview Elementary School. This misconduct involved a current and former student of the school. “We are early in the investigation but have determined the alleged misconduct did not occur during school hours or on school property,” said Lieutenant Dan Ruth with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department. “We acknowledge the potential impact of this incident on the community. The School District is cooperating with the investigation. “ According to the Sheriff’s Department, the staff member was brought to the Detective Bureau from the school and is currently held at the Kenosha County Jail on related charges. More charges may be forthcoming as the
Journey Church Pastor Re-Arrested After Today’s Court Hearing For More Charges Involving Second Victim
On September 30, 2024, Gabriel E. Mills, a pastor at Journey Church/Christian Life School, was arrested for two serious felonies. Today, he was arrested again, seconds after a court hearing was concluded. Mills was alleged to have stolen intimate photos of a woman off of her husband’s phone. Mills told the woman’s husband that Mills wanted to install some audiobook files on the victim’s husband’s phone for him to listen to. While he did that, he searched her phone for naked or semi-naked photos. He then sent them to himself via Apple’s “airdrop” feature, later confirmed by a forensic cell phone software program. The victim caught Mills red-handed looking at one such photo on Mills’ phone. Mills lied to the victim and said that they were photos of his own
Peter Barca Can’t Be Trusted, Especially With Illegal Immigration: Opinion
Kenosha County Eye agrees with Kenosha County Sheriff David W. Zoerner – Peter Barca can’t be trusted. In 2016, Peter Barca (D) voted against a bill that would have banned so-called “sanctuary cities.” Here was the roll-call vote that occurred on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Even though just eight short years ago, he was a big supporter of “sanctuary cities,” he has now flip-flopped and says he no long supports them. Why the flip-flop Peter? We can only speculate, because he won’t talk to KCE about it. He’s ignored many emails asking for comment. Here is Peter just one week ago today. Barca did a town hall in which he was asked about Sanctuary Cities and told the interviewer he no longer supports them: Interviewer: “Did you change your position
Kenosha Sheriff’s Department Solves 35-Year-Old Baby Homicide Cold Case: Prosecution Denied
After nearly 35 years and hundreds of hours of police work, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department has closed the 1989 homicide of Baby John Doe. Frustrating for law enforcement, however, the woman who they believe murdered the baby won’t face any charges. On Thursday, November 9, 1989, a couple of trappers made a grizzly discovery under the Highway N (38th St) bridge over the Des Plaines River in Paris. It was a very cold fall day and it was 39 degrees outside. Wrapped in towels and stuffed into a Shopko plastic bag, an infant baby was discovered and was clearly deceased. Pathologist John G. Sanson, M.D., the County’s Medical Examiner at the time, estimated that the baby boy was born 5-12 days prior to his discovery. Baby Doe was covered
Journey Church Pastor Accused Of Capturing Intimate Photos: Holding On $7,500 Bail
The Kenosha Police Department is investigating Gabriel Mills, a 41-year-old Kenosha resident and pastor of Journey Church in Kenosha, for allegedly transferring intimate photographs without permission from the victim’s phone to his own. Gabriel reportedly borrowed the victim’s phone and proceeded to search through phone until finding intimate photos of the victim. He then sent the photos to his phone without consent. Gabriel was arrested by the Kenosha Police Department on September 30, 2024. Today, October 02, 2024, Gabriel made an initial appearance in court where he was charged with 2 counts of Capture an Intimate Representation Without Consent. A $7500 cash bond was set for his release. It is possible that other members of the Journey Church congregation, their affiliates, or other members of the community have been victimized.
Kenosha Board Member Calls For Vote To Discourage The Relocation of Refugees or Immigrants Without Proper Planning
One of the top issues for voters in the November 5, 2024, presidential election is immigration. Typically, it ranks as issue #2 after the economy. First-term Kenosha County Board Supervisor Keith Gray is listening to residents of his district and has proposed “A Resolution to Discourage the Resettlement of Migrants in Kenosha County”. The text of the resolution reads: WHEREAS, the immigration crisis in the United States, which involves a large influx of refugees and immigrants without family, jobs, housing, or other resources, has placed a significant and unsustainable demand on the public resources needed to support these individuals in the communities in which they have arrived, specifically in the areas of law enforcement, education, health care, and housing; and WHEREAS, more than 10 million people have been reported as
School Employee Faces 125 Years In Prison For Raping 12-Year Old Friend of Son, Other Child Sex Crimes
In court today, 33-year-old Anna Crocker covered her face with a 4-page criminal complaint as multiple video and still cameras captured her walking into the
Journey Church Pastor Charged With Ten More Felonies For Stealing Nude Photos Of Woman
Today, a Kenosha pastor for Journey Church / Christian Life School was charged with ten additional felonies for Capturing An Intimate Representation Without Consent. He
Judge Keeps Bail At $500,000 For Man Who Killed Two Friends, Testimony Taken In Hearing To Suppress Evidence
A Kenosha Judge today denied a motion to lower the cash bail for a Pleasant Prairie man whose drunken action killed two of his friends
Educational Assistant At Riverview School Arrested: Sex-Related Crimes Alleged
On October 9, 2024, the Sensitive Crime Unit of the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department began an investigation involving sexual misconduct allegedly committed by a 33-year-old
Journey Church Pastor Re-Arrested After Today’s Court Hearing For More Charges Involving Second Victim
On September 30, 2024, Gabriel E. Mills, a pastor at Journey Church/Christian Life School, was arrested for two serious felonies. Today, he was arrested again,
Peter Barca Can’t Be Trusted, Especially With Illegal Immigration: Opinion
Kenosha County Eye agrees with Kenosha County Sheriff David W. Zoerner – Peter Barca can’t be trusted. In 2016, Peter Barca (D) voted against a
Kenosha Sheriff’s Department Solves 35-Year-Old Baby Homicide Cold Case: Prosecution Denied
After nearly 35 years and hundreds of hours of police work, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department has closed the 1989 homicide of Baby John Doe.
Journey Church Pastor Accused Of Capturing Intimate Photos: Holding On $7,500 Bail
The Kenosha Police Department is investigating Gabriel Mills, a 41-year-old Kenosha resident and pastor of Journey Church in Kenosha, for allegedly transferring intimate photographs without
Kenosha Board Member Calls For Vote To Discourage The Relocation of Refugees or Immigrants Without Proper Planning
One of the top issues for voters in the November 5, 2024, presidential election is immigration. Typically, it ranks as issue #2 after the economy.
Women And Children’s Horizons Executive Director Resigns Week After Shelter Re-Opens
A week after Women and Children’s Horizons re-opened and after being closed for almost two months due to “staffing shortages,” its executive director has resigned.
No Truth To Rumors Of Shuttered Schools Being Used To House Migrants: KUSD, City of Kenosha
Since the fall of 2023, Kenosha County Eye has received countless tips via phone calls, text messages, anonymous emails, and other methods, about rumors of
Tremper English Teacher Suspended For 10 Days, Demoted, For Using “N” Word And “F” Word In Class
According to an English teacher’s personnel file, obtained by KCE, he used the “N” word in class and told a student “Fuck you.” Paul Mommaerts
