Milwaukee man sentenced to 16 years in fatal West Allis stabbing

A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for the 2019 stabbing demise of Ryan Sorenson in West Allis.

Angel Monge-Mathuzima, 32, was sentenced June 6 to 16 years in jail and 9 years prolonged supervision by Decide Jeffrey Wagner in Milwaukee County Circuit Court docket, in line with on-line court docket information.

Monge-Mathuzima and his spouse, Shirley Monge, had been each charged within the stabbing demise of Sorenson, 33, of Onalaska.

Monge-Mathuzima was discovered responsible of being occasion to a criminal offense of second-degree reckless murder at a jury trial April 20.

Monge, 34, initially pleaded not responsible, however then modified her plea to responsible to being occasion to a criminal offense of felony murder-battery in Could 2021.

The stabbing occurred throughout an altercation that began over a remark made about bicycles, in line with the prison criticism.

Shortly earlier than 2 a.m. Sept. 15, 2019, Sorensen, 33, was strolling with two pals within the 2000 block of South 71st Avenue when Monge and Monge-Mathuzima handed the trio, driving bikes, and Sorensen joked about wanting the bikes.

The remark angered Monge and finally led to an altercation by which Monge jumped on Sorensen and started swinging at him. Monge-Mathuzima additionally started combating with Sorensen.

Finally, Sorensen’s companions pulled the 2 off of Sorensen, and the couple fled on their bikes. A short while later Sorensen realized he had been stabbed, the criticism stated.

DNA testing on blood collected by police on the scene was decided to be a match for Monge-Mathuzima.

The 2 had been arrested by West Allis police July 28, 2020. 

As a part of the sentence, Monge-Mathuzima was ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution to Sorenson’s household.

He’ll obtain credit score for 675 days already served.

Monge is scheduled to be sentenced July 11. 

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