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A Milwaukee man crashed into a school bus while fleeing police. How long will he be in prison?

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4 months ago

July 30, 2024

A Milwaukee man crashed into a school bus while fleeing police. How long will he be in prison?

The Milwaukee man who confessed to causing a six-vehicle crash that flipped a school bus and injured four people, including a 3-year-old and mother is heading to prison.

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Glenn H. Yamahiro on Tuesday sentenced Elijahwan H. Shabazz to 11½ years behind bars.

He also ordered Shabazz to serve eight years of extended supervision when he is released.

Yamahiro described the crime as “one of the worst” cases of reckless driving he had ever seen in his more than 20 years on the bench.

“It’s a minor miracle no one is dead from this,” Yamahiro said.

Shabazz, 27, pleaded guilty in June to first-degree recklessly endangering safety, neglecting a child, eluding an officer, hit-and-run involving injury and bail jumping.

Here’s what happened that day

Prosecutors say Shabazz was behind the wheel of a car on Nov. 29 that police were attempting to pull over on the 9100 block of West Thurston Avenue. Officers believed the vehicle was connected to a homicide in Chicago.

The driver wouldn’t stop and a pursuit ensued. The chase ended in a collision with a school bus on North 76th Street and West Capitol Drive. The collision caused the school bus to flip onto its side, triggering a second collision with several other vehicles, police said.

No children were aboard the school bus at the time; the 72-year-old school bus driver had just dropped off the passengers, and was taken to a hospital with nonfatal injuries.

A 3-year-old child who was in the car with Shabazz was injured and suffered a gash on her face.

“This is the kind of behavior that make people afraid of traveling on certain streets in our community,” Assistant District Attorney Matthew Torbenson said.

Torbenson said it’s not believed Shabazz was involved in the Chicago homicide.

Court records show Shabazz had other open cases against him at the time of the crash:

In 2018 and 2019, Shabazz was charged in two separate cases involving allegations of illegal drug and firearm possession. In each case, he was freed on signature bonds totaling $1,350. That meant he did not have to pay the money upfront to get out of jail.
In February 2021, he pleaded guilty to charges associated with the 2019 case, but a sentencing hearing was delayed.
In April and July 2021, Shabazz was charged with two more felonies. The first involved more allegations of drug possession. In the second case, he was accused of hitting a 16-year-old pedestrian with his car and was charged with hit-and-run causing great harm.

Shabazz posted a $2,500 bail three days after being charged in the April case. In the July case, he posted a $2,800 bail before his first court appearance – which wasn’t scheduled until March 2022.

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Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers fined by NBA

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6 hours ago

November 17, 2024

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Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers fined by NBA

The NBA fined Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers $25,000 for “public criticism of the officiating” on Sunday evening.

The fine was levied by league vice president, head of basketball operations Joe Dumars for Rivers’ roughly five-minute critique over the end-of-game officiating in the Bucks’ 115-114 loss to Charlotte on Saturday evening.

With the Bucks leading 114-113 Giannis Antetokounmpo was called for a foul on Hornets guard LaMelo Ball. Ball made two free throws to take the lead and Antetokounmpo eventually missed a potential game-winning jumper.

After the game crew chief Curtis Blair acknowledged that the leg-to-leg contact foul called on Antetokounmpo was incorrect.

“During postgame review when we looked at the play there was no illegal contact on the play,” Blair said.

Rivers’ frustration was compounded by the fact that Antetokounmpo was called for a foul against Detroit with 1-second left in regulation on Nov. 13. Pistons guard Ron Holland II missed both free throws, however, and the Bucks eventually won the game in overtime.

Giannis, Portis and Connaughton react to Bucks’ controversial loss to Hornets

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton reacted to Bucks’ controversial loss to the Hornets on Nov. 16, 2024.

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Milwaukee Police Department seeks help finding two missing children

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13 hours ago

November 17, 2024

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Milwaukee Police Department seeks help finding two missing children

MILWAUKEE — Two children went missing Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Police Department is seeking help finding 10-year-old Michael E. Miller and 11-year-old Jaden D. Barksdale.

Miller and Barksdale were both last seen in the area of North 38th St and West Lancster Ave, on Saturday, November 16, around 3:30 p m.

Miller is a black male, 4 feet 2 inches tall , weighing 76lbs. with brown eyes, a black medium afro hair style, wearing black Adidas pants with a white stripe and white Adidas shirt with white Nike Dunk Shoes. He was carrying a black backpack.

Michael Miller, courtesy Milwaukee Police Department

Barksdale is a black male, 5 feet tall, weighing 90lbs. with brown eyes, black low-cut hair, wearing a Sponge Bob t-shirt, jeans, and white tennis shoes.

Jaden Barksdale, courtesy Milwaukee Police Department

It is unknown if they are still together. Anyone with information should contact the Milwaukee Police Department’s Seventh District at 414-935-7272.

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Milwaukee Admirals fall to Griffins, 2nd straight loss

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21 hours ago

November 17, 2024

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Milwaukee Admirals fall to Griffins, 2nd straight loss

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MILWAUKEE – Kieffer Bellows and Joakim Kemell scored goals for the Admirals, but Milwaukee couldn’t overcome a three-goal hole as they dropped a 4-2 decision to Grand Rapids on Saturday night.

The loss marked Milwaukee’s second straight and the first time this season the team has dropped back-to-back games.

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The Admirals found themselves in a 2-0 deficit after 20 minutes of play courtesy of two power-play goals from the Griffins. Joe Snively scored his fifth of the season for Grand Rapids on a 5-on-3 at the 12:48 mark of the first and then Jakub Rychlovsky scored on the ensuing 5-on-4 to put the Griffins up 2-0.

Cross Hanas made it 3-0 when he found a loose puck in the slot and beat Admirals netminder Magnus Chrona at 10:48.

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Kieffer Bellows got the Admirals on the board on a power-play marker with just four seconds to play in the second period. Bellows took a pass from Ryan Ufko at the top of the left circle, hesitated a moment, and then fired a snapper over the shoulder of Grand Rapids goalie Ville Husso.

Joakim Kemell pulled the Admirals within one on a shorthanded tally 5:22 into the final period. Kemell intercepted a clearing attempt, settled the puck and scored low, glove side from between the wheels.

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The Admirals had a golden opportunity to tie the score with a power-play late in the third period, however Alex Ducet scored a shorty of his own, doing so with a pair of Admirals draped on him, with 2:28 to play to put the game out of reach.

The Admirals are now idle until they travel to Cleveland next weekend for a pair of games with the Monsters beginning Saturday night at 6 p.m. Milwaukee’s next home game is Saturday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. against the Rockford IceHogs.

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