KENOSHA, Wis. — More than 31 years after Dequelvin M. Douglas shot Solomon Bankhead three times and then chased down Jerry L. Darden, shooting Darden in the back and killing him, Gov. Tony Evers has granted Douglas substantial relief despite fierce opposition from Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jodi Meier and Deputy District Attorney Rosa Delgado. Douglas, 47, had been serving life imprisonment plus 14 consecutive years with parole eligibility in 2056, but his parole eligibility date has now been moved all the way up to 2029. Meier had written “OPPOSE!!” and called it “outrageous” that the governor would believe he knew better than the sentencing judge, while Delgado warned that commuting Douglas’ sentence would endanger Kenosha County and the State of Wisconsin. The strength of Meier’s response was particularly notable given that she, herself, is very liberal. Commutations_November 2026
(Kenosha County Sheriff's Office)
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