MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee father is now charged in a crash that took the life of his five-year-old son.

It happened near 81st and Hampton on Friday, Oct. 25. Three people were involved in the crash, including two five-year-old boys.

Only one of the two kids survived.

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Enclosed in a necklace is 5-year-old Jaylen Sloan’s thumbprint. The trinket is how his mother, Teaira Harriell, embraces him.

“I still have it by my heart close,” Harriell said. “This is me and my son here.”

Case details

His father, 34-year-old Milwaukee man Christopher Sloan, now faces six felony charges in the fatal crash. Charges include:

• Second-degree reckless homicide
• Second-degree recklessly endangering safety
• Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle
• Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration
• Knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid license – cause death
• Neglecting a child – consequence is death

The crash left Jaylen Sloan’s twin brother Jaylon with minor injuries.

Wednesday, Sloan appeared in a Milwaukee County courtroom. According to a criminal complaint, he was drunk at the time of the crash and his blood alcohol content was about three times the legal limit.

“I would just like to ask why you ruined your own life and ours?” Harriell asked. “Just why?” 

Evidence markers and debris are still along Hampton Avenue where investigators say Sloan hit two parked cars before crashing into this tree.

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The kids were with their father for the weekend.  Sloan admitted to drinking but told investigators he didn’t remember the crash.

“If I knew the things that I know now I wouldn’t have trusted my kids with their own dad,” Harriell said. “I don’t even have words honestly, just horrible actions.”

Documents reveal the twins were in the front seat, unrestrained, with booster seats in the back.

His cash bond was set at $200,000. He is due back in court for a preliminary hearing next month.

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department is seeking the public’s help in their search for 11-year-old Kaidan Hudson. 

Hudson was last seen around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 near 25th and Burleigh in Milwaukee. Officials say he should be on foot.

Hudson is described as a male, Black, about 4’3″ tall, weighing about 70 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black jogging pants, a white t-shirt and gray and blue shoes.   

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Anyone with any information is urged to call the Milwaukee Police Department District 5 at 414-935-7252.

After temperatures in the 80s on Tuesday, Milwaukee will continue closing out October with summer-like weather on Wednesday and into Thursday.

According to the National Weather Service, both Milwaukee and Madison tied their Oct. 29 high-temperature records on Tuesday, recording highs of 81 and 82 degrees, respectively. The records for both cities were set in 1937.

Milwaukee is on track to hit another record on Wednesday, with an early afternoon high of around 78 degrees in the forecast and temperatures close to 80 further from Lake Michigan. Milwaukee’s Oct. 30 record high of 78 degrees was recorded in 1901. The city’s average late-October highs are more than 20 degrees colder at around 55.

As for the reason behind this week’s unseasonably warm weather, Milwaukee-Sullivan NWS meteorologist Benjamin Sheppard said, “We have a low pressure system developing out in the Plains and tracking northeastward into Minnesota. What this has done is it has created a very strong southerly wind feel to winds from the south, and that’s causing the temperatures to rapidly rise.”

Along with the unusual heat, the system has brought with it high winds and likely overnight thunderstorms. Here’s what to know.

Why is it so windy in Milwaukee today?

Tuesday’s high winds are expected to continue in southern Wisconsin over the next two days, with gusts up to 35 mph on Wednesday and up to 40 mph on Thursday in Milwaukee.

Beaches in all Wisconsin counties along Lake Michigan, including Milwaukee County, are under a Gale Warning through 1 p.m. Friday and a Small Craft Advisory through Thursday morning. Click here to learn more about coastal warnings from NWS.

In addition to the low pressure system heading toward Minnesota, “we have a departed high pressure system to our east. The combination of high pressure to the east and low pressure to the west is driving some really strong south winds,” Sheppard explained.

Southern Wisconsin thunderstorm forecast

Moderate-to-heavy rainfall and possible thunderstorms are in the forecast across southern Wisconsin Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.

In Milwaukee, precipitation chances begin to rise around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, peaking between 1 and 6 a.m. on Friday. Rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are in the forecast, with rain totals higher in thunderstorms, NWS says. Rain is expected to taper off in Milwaukee by Thursday afternoon.

Thunderstorms are most likely in the Milwaukee area between 1 and 9 a.m. on Thursday. Throughout southern Wisconsin, NWS says some “strong to severe” storms are possible, potentially bringing damaging winds and “even a tornado or two.” The heaviest rain and most severe storm threat will mainly be in the Madison area and further west, the weather service said.

When will things cool back down in Milwaukee?

More typical fall temperatures will return Friday after a cold front moves in with the storm. Milwaukee is expected to see a high of 65 degrees around 10 a.m. on Thursday before temperatures drop to the upper 40s by the evening.

A high of 51 degrees is in the forecast on Friday for Milwaukee.

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