Man charged in homicide of South Milwaukee teens held on $500K bond
Posted: Jan 19, 2023 3:09 PM CDT
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The man charged with fatally shooting two teens in South Milwaukee appeared in court Thursday, Jan. 19.
Brandon Randall, 22, is being held on a $500,000 cash bond.
He's charged with two counts first-degree intentional homicide for the deaths of Ava Allen, 17, and Jaelen Yracheta, 18, on Dec. 29.
Police say Randall was an acquaintance of at least one of the two victims. He allegedly shot both teenagers from the back seat of a car outside an apartment complex near 5th and Bay Heights.
Investigators say Yracheta's cellphone was recovered in a nearby sewer. Text messages showed he arranged to sell marijuana to Randall on the date of the shooting.
Randall also faces charges for possessing a firearm as a felon.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Jan. 25.