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The city was poised to give accused shooter Ricky De La Rosa his guns back. A Milwaukee County Circuit Judge has refused to return two firearms to a man who confessed to shooting a gun in the air, saying he doesn't understand why the District Attorney's office refused to prosecute the man for a crime. In the proceeding, a man named Ricky De La Rosa petitioned the city and judge to get his firearms back because the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office decided to “no process” his case. But the judge, David Borowski, had some strong words for the DA, speaking from the bench. "I will say again on the record, this is why we have situations like the Deer District..." the judge said, referencing those unrelated shootings. "I’m very displeased to hear about the charging decision or lack thereof. The DA’s office, it would appear – maybe I could be corrected or maybe there’s information that I don’t have – just decided to allow someone to engage in gunplay, f...

Wisconsin Act 109, put into law in 2015, i mposed "a sunset date, providing that the mandatory minimums do not apply to sentences imposed after July 1, 2020," according to the Legislative Reference Bureau.  As gun crime skyrockets in Milwaukee, Judge Jean Kies sentenced a repeat gun offender to PROBATION in a case that exemplifies many of the problems in the Milwaukee County court system. Lavohn Lee Carter won't serve a day in jail under her sentence. [caption id="attachment_58705" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lavohn Lee Carter[/caption] Police reports obtained by Wisconsin Right Now through an open records request show that Milwaukee police had a strong felon in possession gun case against Lavohn Lee Carter, an already habitually convicted felon who was on extended supervision for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He fought with officers when they arrested him. This would be his 4th conviction for felon in possession of a ...

This is another chapter in Wisconsin Right Now’s investigative series – the “No Process Files” – exploring the Milwaukee County DA’s high percentage of non prosecuted cases. If you would like us to feature a case from that or another county, email jim.wirightnow@gmail.com. We keep all of our sources strictly confidential.  Jetrin Rodthong , the accused shooter of a Milwaukee Police Officer, was arrested on Sept. 23, 2021, with two other men by Wauwatosa police. Police reports obtained exclusively by Wisconsin Right Now show that the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office refused to prosecute Rodthong and a second suspect after Tosa police say they found their car loaded with guns and drugs outside an auto parts store. Employees of the store believed that Rodthong, armed with a gun, and one of the other suspects, were "casing" the auto parts store. [caption id="attachment_47328" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Wauwatosa police...