Milwaukee, WI
‘I’m at peace’: Sister of Milwaukee man killed in road rage incident will pray for now-confessed gunman
Romonia Butler-Foster let deep-seated feelings of anger and acrimony simmer insider her for more than a year.
All of them were directed at Demetreon T. Caston-Townsend, the Milwaukee man who police said gunned down her brother in front of four of his children and sped away.
She felt the same way Monday as she strode into a Milwaukee County courtroom for what was the latest hearing for the accused killer.
Then, it happened: Caston-Townsend, sitting at a defendant’s table, just a few feet away from her, uttered the words she had long awaited.
And just like that, her heart felt differently. Lighter.
“To hear him tell the judge ‘I’m guilty …’ That ‘I’m the one guilty of this crime’ … it was just a release,” said Butler-Foster, 53. “I needed to hear that.”
‘I can breathe again’
On Monday, Caston-Townsend pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide in Ronald “Hollywood” Butler’s July 19, 2022, death.
Police said someone opened fire on his van at Mill Avenue and 89th Street, on the city’s northwest side. Four of Butler’s children — ages 2, 9, and 10-year-old twins at the time — were riding with him when the shooting occurred.
They saw the moment their father died. Caston-Townsend now admits to pulling the trigger and killing Butler as his children looked on.
“I can breathe again because I know the man who is responsible for killing my brother is locked up,” Butler-Foster said.
Ronald Butler’s children witnessed his slaying
According to a criminal complaint, a Chevy Equinox ran a red light at the intersection and nearly collided with Butler’s van.
One of Butler’s sons would later recount for investigators in the complaint how Butler yelled at the other driver to stop speeding because there are kids in the car. That’s when a shot was fired; the son recalled seeing his father slumped over in the driver’s seat.
The van came to a stop after hitting a light pole.
No arrests were made initially; the gunman had eluded police for months. Caston-Townsend was arrested about eight months after the shooting.
Prosecutors dismissed a count of first-degree recklessly endangering safety that Caston-Townsend also faced. That charge still will be read in and considered at sentencing March 29.
Butler-Foster said she leans heavily on her faith to get through the grief of losing her brother, whom she described as a friendly, outgoing protector who doted on family and would “give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.”
Each morning, Butler-Foster passes Graceland Cemetery, at 43rd and Mill, on the way to her job as a school bus driver. Her brother is buried there.
“I tell him ‘Good morning’ every day … (And) I tell him good night every time I pass him on my way home,” she said.
Butler-Foster has been concentrating more on helping raise her brother’s children.
While Butler-Foster says the man Caston-Townsend deserves a long prison sentence, she’s at “a place of peace.” She said she also plans to pray for the killer and his family.
“They’re going to lose their baby,” Butler-Foster said. “I’m gonna put it in God’s hands, because I know I wouldn’t want to go through anything like this.”
“If he doesn’t serve a day in prison, I’m at peace. My brother is resting, and I know he’s looking down on us, watching over us.”
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Police are seeking a critically missing woman 68-year-old woman
MILWAUKEE— Milwaukee Police are asking for help finding a critically missing woman.
Authorities say 68-year-old Marguerite Richmond was last seen this morning around 8:00 a.m. near 66th and Ruby Avenue.
She’s described as a Black female, 5-foot-4, about 117 pounds, with brown eyes and short gray hair styled in two braids.
Police say she was last seen wearing a black coat, purple pajamas, and black slippers.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the Milwaukee Police Department’s Seventh District at 414-935-7272.
Milwaukee, WI
Brewers fall to Royals, split doubleheader in Kansas City
Maikel Garcia of the Kansas City Royals tagged out while stealing by shortstop Joey Ortiz during the second game of a double-header at Kauffman Stadium on April 4. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Salvador Perez’s solo homer highlighted a six-run sixth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 to earn a doubleheader split Saturday night.
By the numbers:
After Perez’s second home run of the year snapped a 2-2 tie, the Royals chased Brandon Sproat (0-1) with three consecutive two-out singles. Kansas City took an 8-2 lead when eight straight hitters reached safely after two were out.
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Sproat pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
Royals starter Seth Lugo threw 103 pitches in five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks, striking out seven.
Nick Mears (1-0) earned the victory pitching a hitless sixth inning.
Eli Morgan recorded his second career save — and first since 2023 — with three scoreless frames, striking out five.
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In the doubleheader, Kansas City relievers tossed 10 scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out 13.
Maikel Garcia had three of Kansas City’s 10 hits.
In the second inning, Carter Jensen doubled in two runs against Brewers opener Logan Henderson.
Milwaukee promptly tied the game in the third with Brice Turang’s RBI triple and Garrett Mitchell’s RBI double.
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With three extra base hits Saturday, Mitchell collected six RBIs, including all of the Brewer’s five runs in their 5-2 victory in game one of the split doubleheader.
Sal Frelick exited the game with left side tightness while hitting a fourth-inning single.
What’s next:
Brewers LHP Kyle Harrison (0-0, 1.80 ERA) opposes Royals LHP Kris Bubic (1-0, 1.50) in the series finale Sunday.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
Milwaukee, WI
Woman sentenced for obstructing Milwaukee police investigation into 4-year-old’s death
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee woman, charged after a 4-year-old girl was killed last year, was sentenced to probation on Thursday.
Woman sentenced
In court:
Derreanna Little, 26, was originally charged with felony child neglect. Court records show she ultimately pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of obstructing an officer and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in March.
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Milwaukee County Judge David Borowski initially sentenced Little to serve time in the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center. However, the judge stayed that sentence and instead placed Little on probation.
Anthony Brookshire, Derreanna Little
Little is also ordered to complete 200 hours of community service as a condition of her probation. One hundred of those hours are to be performed at a Milwaukee high school to speak about the danger of guns, according to court records.
Anthony Brookshire, Little’s codefendant in the case, has already been sentenced to 15 years in prison and seven years of extended supervision. In December 2025, he pleaded guilty to two of the four charges filed against him, including second-degree reckless homicide, and the other charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal.
4-year-old killed
The backstory:
It happened near 39th and Sheridan on the night of Feb. 17, 2025. A criminal complaint said Little called 911, but when the dispatcher asked what the emergency, she didn’t respond and could be heard screaming. The call disconnected moments later.
On a second call to 911, court filings said Little was heard saying “stay with me, stay with me” and “it’s OK, you hear me, stay woke.” Shen then yelled, “Anthony, go get my baby.” There was no direct communication with the dispatcher.
Milwaukee police were dispatched to investigate the 911 call. When officers spoke to Little, the complaint said she told them her 4-year-old niece had been shot. The child was later identified as Jainadia Little.
Prosecutors said Little refused to disclose where the shooting happened. She claimed the 4-year-old and a 1-year-old were in a bedroom when she heard a gun go off. She told police she went to the bedroom, and the 1-year-old was holding a gun.
After the shooting, court filings indicated that Brookshire and Little took the wounded 4-year-old girl to a hospital. The girl died there during the early morning on Feb. 18, 2025.
Evidence secured
Dig deeper:
Milwaukee police detectives scoured the shooting scene and collected evidence. The complaint said they found blood spatter near a hole in a deflated air mattress in a bedroom, and a single bullet casing was found on the air mattress. There were also numerous pieces of mail, addressed to Brookshire, in the bedroom.
Detectives found an empty drum magazine and two empty extended magazines inside a backpack in the home’s living room, court filings said.
In a vehicle that was parked outside, prosecutors said police found a loaded semi-automatic handgun “in plain view on the floor.” They also found another semi-automatic gun with a loaded, extended magazine.
Detectives pulled three fingerprints from the handgun that was “in plain view.” Court filings said all three prints matched Brookshire.
Investigators conducted three separate interviews with Brookshire and two with Little. The complaint said, during those interviews, the accounts of what happened from both Brookshire and Little changed multiple times.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office and Wisconsin Circuit Court.
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