Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee police detective pleads no contest to disorderly conduct in groping case
A Milwaukee police detective faces jail time and a $1,000 fine after pleading no contest Monday to disorderly conduct.
Travis Jung, 38, initially was charged in May 2023 with fourth-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct after he was accused months earlier of groping a coworker while off-duty at a department-related function in January 2023.
A trial on both misdemeanor charges was supposed to begin Monday. However, Jung, a 15-year veteran of the Milwaukee Police Department, said through his attorney, Michael J. Steinle, that he would plead no contest to disorderly conduct.
“No contest” is a plea that allows a defendant to accept conviction without admitting guilt. The maximum penalty is 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Assistant District Attorney Erin Karshen didn’t offer a sentencing recommendation. That’ll be up to Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Wagner when Jung is sentenced May 2.
According to a criminal complaint:
Jung and other members of the police department were at Third Ward venue.
A woman said Jung was talking to a friend of hers and she joined their conversation. After her friend walked away, Jung made “inappropriate comments” to her. The woman said Jung slapped her buttocks as she walked away, according to the complaint.
The woman later posed for a group photo at the event. Jung jumped into the frame at the last moment, stood behind her and reached under her clothing to touch her buttocks and genitals, the complaint said.
Jung was arrested on the night of the event. He was taken to the Milwaukee County Jail and was later released on $250 bail.
Salary records show he earned about $125,000 in 2021.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
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