(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office)
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha man with a long and violent criminal history is now in custody after authorities say he brutally killed a 37-year-old mother and seriously injured another man inside a residence at 5711 13th Avenue — a crime that may have been prevented had he still been serving his full jail sentence.
(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office)
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
The suspect, identified as Dale R. Dallia, 42, of Kenosha, was arrested after police responded to the home, where first responders discovered a horrific scene. According to emergency radio traffic, crews initially located one person who was not conscious and not breathing, before quickly finding a second victim — also down and unresponsive. Authorities have indicated the woman is deceased, while a male victim was transported with very serious injuries. KCE saw Flight for Life leave from Kenosha — it’s unknown if related to this call. He status is critical.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Early information suggests the attack was extremely violent and may have involved a blunt object, possibly a frying pan or similar household item, though investigators have not yet officially confirmed the weapon.
Dallia posted a cryptic post on Facebook hours before the murderer asking who would help him “get rid of a body.”
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Dallia’s criminal history spans decades and includes felony drug offenses and multiple battery-related cases. In 2005, he was convicted in Racine County of felony possession with intent to deliver THC. He also has a history of violence, including a 2014 Kenosha County battery conviction.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
More recently, Dallia was sentenced by Judge Heather Iverson on Feb. 11, 2026, after pleading guilty in two Kenosha County cases that included third-offense OWI, fentanyl possession, and domestic-related conduct. Judge Iverson specifically ordered that Dallia serve 90 days in jail on the OWI conviction with inside work crew allowed, a designation that permitted him to earn additional time off and ultimately led to his early release. The means Iverson is also potentially partiallyresponsible — along with the Sheriff — for this death, with her lenient sentences.
Based on custody records, Dallia served approximately 42 actual days in jail and received 11 days of prior custody credit, leaving about 37 days of his sentence unserved. Standard “good time” accounts for a significant portion of that reduction, but additional days were also shaved off through work crew — meaning he was released weeks earlier than he otherwise would have been..
Court records confirm the sentence allowed “inside work crew,” a designation that ultimately resulted in his early release. Had Dallia served his full sentence, he would have still been in custody at the time of this alleged killing.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
That reality is now raising serious questions about decisions made by the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff David Zoerner has previously faced criticism over work crew decisions, including in the case of convicted child groomer Christian Enwright. At a recent political event, Zoerner acknowledged granting work crew in that case was a mistake and said he would “evaluate the work crew policies.”
Kenosha County Eye has reached out to Zoerner to determine whether any policy changes were implemented following those remarks, and whether he believes his office bears any responsibility for releasing a repeat offender who is now accused in a deadly attack. He has not yet responded.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Authorities have not yet released full details of the homicide investigation, including a confirmed cause of death or formal charges, but police remained on scene for an extended period as detectives processed evidence. A drone operator was on scene taking videos and photos.
The case is expected to draw intense scrutiny not only for the brutality of the alleged attack, but also for how a repeat offender with a documented history of violence was released early — and whether that decision had fatal consequences.
(facebook.com
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
66 Responses
If a 90 day sentence is ordered state law gives a 25% “good time” reduction, rounded down to 67 days. That’s your benchmark here. If it’s less than 67 days served, then there was a special privilege.
Sick
Another “IF convicted” but he wasn’t!!
Dale has the intelligence of a 5 year old
Too bad we can’t write these comments in crayon then, for him and the inept justice system.
That’s an insult to my 5 year old
He worked in the kitchen… its like work 2 to 1 off or work 3 to 1 day off your time Gave him more time off.
I was in a bunk next to him one night the slammer… he worked in the kitchen and he got more time off for it. I saw him one more time working food trays.
Thanks Andy.
This mope seems to have a great track record of getting felonies knocked down to misdemeanors.
im was in jail for sitting in front of my house and not driving anywhere
Play stupid games you win stupid prizes
Murder is not a game
This guy looks like a freaking tool
Who are the two tools that gave this comment thumbs down. Probably Kenosha’s finest obviously!
Real life version of baby Huey. Then his brain was destroyed by drugs
Shout out to Iverson and Rossell.Nice work as usual.
What a surprise. Another immature creepy old perverted male commenter who just has to share his sexual fantasies with us by his screen name choice.
Lighten up Francis
Everybody calls me Psycho..
You have a dirty mind!
You talk about these fantasies and perverted, old men. I think you are the one with the dirty mind.! Lol
..how when they talk about giving inmates tasks to do and then as a reward they get time off ?
Why is that ?
Is it to save tax money ?
Is it to incentivize prisoners to behave ?
Does that result in less Corrections Officers ?
Is it a control device ?
What ever happened to “Truth in Sentencing” ?
Here it resulted in a death.
Now nobody knows if he had served all his time if he would have still killed after he got out but, please explain the overall rationale of time off for good behavior. Because if an inmate is causing trouble then why is that a problem ?
Just keep them in their cells instead.
Isolated.
We are putting prices on people’s lives !
Our tax dollars at work.
Evers quietly took truth in sentencing and put more holes in it than Swiss cheese.https://www.wisconsinrightnow.com/tony-evers-commutation-process/
Restore Capital Punishment Now
The general public and its silent majority supports capital punishment. Professional polling consistently proves it. Fortunately, many Red States have it. Two, FL & TX, are the best. FL, the #1 very best, executed 20 in 2025, thanks to Gov Desantis. Recommending that you move to one of them. Your tax burden will be less in much better weather.
Actually it costs more to house the inmates on death row.
Not if they’re dead.
the job of a judge is to hold one responsible for there poor choices and actions, correct? where and when will the sitting judges be held acountable for there fucking stupidity? something has to give < judges say all the time im going to send a message to the commuinty while handing down a sentence about time we the community send a message to thes half ass judges that we had nough
But the only way to do that is to put up worthy opponents.
Seems like “Good” lawyers don’t want the jobs. Why ?
Is it the pay cut ?
If so then the only ones who want to be judges are the ones that do it for the power trip !
Kerkman comes to mind.
If it wasn’t for the robe and gavel and the perceived power, why would he be there ?
Power is a powerful incentive.
Perceived power is a weapon.
So much so he tries to order things he has no control of. But he thinks he does because of the robe. That is a sick and misguided mind.
Why can’t we get good Judges anymore ?
Thinking back to Judge Schroeder and reading his story from his beginning, it made sense why he chose to not only do the job but to do it well !
People have changed.
What can we do about it ?
Very good post.
Yup.
Conservatives have changed – most are lazy.
Lazy and stupid.
Well, people don’t want to hear it, but ….. you cannot have a moral society without guide stones that openly and consistently instill those moral qualities. Look around you; what things are being instilled into people for the last 4, 7, 10, 20 years. What things are/have been removed? Nothing functions in a vacuum, take something out, something else moves in. People don’t like or want to talk about God, …fine. But then don’t act all confused, frustrated, and perplexed when He does move out and leaves us to our own devices. Like anything good, morality takes work. Want free and easy (?), it’ll be fun for a while, but that reality catches up quick. And here we are.
Does Kerkman still have a security detail babysitting him?
Yes. They’re Chippendale dancers
This is the 2nd human life he’s takin.
Maybe justice will be served this time for a change
Probably will be a 500$ bail
I was unaware of this. What happened the first time?
He gave a pill to someone who didn’t know what was in the pill and that person died right in front of Dale.
This is something you protest against. The judges and our sheriffs! They enable this shit!!
How about judges protect taxpaying citizens instead of thugs with light sentences or low or NO bail?
Taking a story about a Mother who was murdered and another individual in critical condition, and making it all about politics is pretty despicable. Multiple lives and families will never be the same. Some of you have lost all your humanity and it’s sad.
We elect judges.
They are not appointed. Which would be worse.
But judges can only follow the punishment guidelines in the laws that were broken.
Laws written in Madison and Washington.
Judges are just referees in the courtroom.
Making sure the lawyers don’t lie or violate a persons rights as given to us by the constitution.
Then consider all aspects of the totality of the crime and verdict to hand down the length of confinement in prison.
Truth in Sentencing. A good law. From December 1999. Yet we have allowed the correction system which here is controlled by the sheriff, to “modify” the overall sentence handed down by a judge.
Why is the allowed ?
Christian Enwrights jail time was modified by the sheriff. His crime has since been upgraded by new law. But so many possible options are still available to the jails to determine.
Yes this family’s tragedy is talked about with politics because these bad criminals have partly been allowed to remain on our streets and not be punished enough to make punishment the deterrent it needs to be !
Yes we are sorry for your personal loss. A lot of others are in the same boat. Shouldn’t be that way. So let’s change it.
And to change it we need to get to the polls.
With better candidates.
Sandy ? Are you listening ?
For all you that have not heard Evers took truth in sentencing and put more holes in it than Swiss cheese.https://www.wisconsinrightnow.com/tony-evers-commutation-process/
It is political!!! Wtf you mean the politics in this city allow these things to happen by not enforcing penalties when needed!!
pray for her baby 🙏
Everything on Earth is political whether you like it or not. So go cry into your pillow lil ol’ batch.
We knew him from another friend a while ago. We had hung out and soon after we realized how crazy he was so we stopped immediately. He wouldn’t stop calling or texting us for 2 years asking to hang out. For a while we felt bad because his best friend died and his son was taken. But we finally blocked him. I knew he was crazy, but not this crazy. He is a horrible human being.
Me too!
Pig Farm
Five homocides in four months? What’s the record here in K-town? It’ll be broken this year.
2021 : 18 homicides (Record)
and it’s not even summer time yet!
TIME TO HOLD JUDGES ACCOUNTABLE!!! They want to keep giving repeat offenders low bail and bs sentences if they do stuff like KILL someone then they should be held accountable!!! Start looking out for the woman of Kenosha. We need your help to see that these men are EVIL and if we go to trail we going for a reason. LETS PUT THESE MONSTERS AWAY AND THE JUDGES WHO LET THEM OUT!!!!!
Bail bargain Billy awaits.
Free, free, set him free.
Nothing will change. Murders will occur and the police surveillance system will grow. Nothing you can do about it
A frying pan eh!
For eggs
Nots to say that the work crew should be reevaluated, but blame the judge. She gave him a ridiculous sentence. He should have been serving a lot more time for an OWI alone!
* shouldn’t be reevaluated
I believe a 3rd time OWI the judge COULD have made him to serve 2 yrs.
He is about to find out how “thug” he is
Judge should be held accountable for being so lenient. Enough is enough!!
I literally used to live a 2 minute walk away from that house and used to go choo choo Charlie’s every morning for breakfast what a small world we live in
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He was a weirdo at school.. was a creepy guy