Man Gets 18 Months for Shooting Up Milwaukee Home

Ryan Baltz, 22, of Wauwatosa, will serve prison time for his role in shooting up a home after getting kicked out of a party in May. The accused getaway driver, Rahul Singh, 20, of Brookfield, is awaiting trial on his charges.

A Wauwatosa man who shot up a Milwaukee house in May after he was kicked out a party, will spend the next 18 months in prison. Ryan L. Baltz, 22, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and 36 months extended supervision Tuesday by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge J.D. Watts. Baltz could have been sentenced up to 12½ years in prison, but his charges were amended in August as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. The accused getaway driver in the shooting, Rahul Singh, 20, of Brookfield, is awaiting trial on his charge of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon from a vehicle. His next court appearance is Oct. 26. On May 13, Milwaukee police officers were called to a home in the 4800 block of North 70th Street by a woman living …

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Brookfield Woman Accused of Stabbing Milwaukee Man

The woman was arguing with the victim about a steak knife before she used it to stab him in the arm, a criminal charge alleges.

A 50-year-old Brookfield woman stabbed a man in the arm with a steak knife while arguing about that knife, a criminal complaint alleges. Kimberly M. Garner was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Monday with one count of substantial battery with use of a dangerous weapon. If convicted, she faces up to 3 ½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On June 29, Garner and the victim were arguing in a residence in the 2800 block of West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee when she stabbed the man in his arm with a steak knife. The man, who was treated for his injuries, told officers the two were fighting about the knife when she stabbed him. She was freed on $250 bail while awaiting trial. 

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Brookfield Man Charged in Alleged Drive-By Shooting

A Brookfield man, 19, told police the shooter forced him at gunpoint to drive him to the residence, but the shooter told police they got the gun from the Brookfield man's home, charges allege.

A Brookfield man who told police he was an unwilling participant in a drive-by shooting in Milwaukee may have been more involved in the plan, according to a criminal complaint. A Wauwatosa man who police say confessed to shooting a house after being kicked out of a party there said the drive-by was the Brookfield man's idea and the gun was taken from the Brookfield man's home, a complaint alleges. Rahul K. Singh, 19, of Brookfield, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Saturday with one count of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon from a vehicle — the same charge that was filed Tuesday against Ryan Baltz, 21, of Wauwatosa. Conviction of the charge carries a maximum penalty of 12 ½ years in prison and $25,000 in fines. …

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Brookfield Man Says Friend Threatened Him with Gun Before Shooting

Drinking, fighting, with a gun, while you're out on bail for a violent crime, holding your gun on your friend, shooting up a residence full of kids... it just all adds up on you.

A Brookfield man says he ended up being the driver in a May 13 drive-by shooting in Milwaukee only because the shooter — a Wauwatosa friend and passenger — also held a gun on him, police say. Ryan L. Baltz, 21, of Wauwatosa, was charged Tuesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon. If convicted, he faces up to 12½ years in prison and $25,000 in fines. Charges allege Baltz shot up a Milwaukee home after he was kicked out of a party there earlier that night. The Brookfield man, who is not being named because he hasn't been charged in connection with the drive-by shooting, was arrested for drunken driving Tuesday in Brookfield. That's when he was turned over to Milwaukee police …

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Charges: Brookfield Repeat Drunken Driver had Alcohol, Cocaine in System

Suspect had alcohol and cocaine in his system and an alcoholic beverage in his truck when he was pulled over by West Allis police for speeding on a slick, snowy road.

A Brookfield man had cocaine and alcohol in his system when he was stopped for speeding through West Allis on a snowy day in 2011, charges allege. Paul H. Bogosian, 38, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Tuesday with fifth offense operating while intoxicated, as well as operating a motor vehicle with a restricted substance in his blood. If convicted, he faces up to 12 years in prison and $20,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Jan. 7, 2011, a West Allis police officer spotted a pickup truck driving 41 miles per hour in a 30-mph speed zone in the 9400 block of West Lincoln Avenue. The roads were slick and snowy. The officer determined the speed was too fast for the conditions and pulled over the pickup driven by…

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Brookfield Man Caught With Drugs in Milwaukee

Suspect charged with marijuana possession after car goes the wrong way down a one-way street.

A Brookfield man is facing drug charges after he was in a car where the driver went down the wrong way on a one way street. Eric J. Mallon, 20 , was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. If convicted, he faces up to six months in jail and $1,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Monday, a Milwaukee police officer spotted a car drive the wrong way down a one-way street in the 2300 block of North Prospect Avenue and pulled the car over. While approaching the car, Mallon, who was riding in the passenger seat, tried to hide something in the center console. Officers searched it and found a pipe and grinder. They also found two baggies of …

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Brookfield Woman Gets Four Years Prison in Death of Good Samaritan

Jasmine Lyboualong was 18 last March when she struck and killed Michael Grabowski, 30, who was helping an injured pedestrian on Lincoln Avenue in Milwaukee.

Brookfield Man Charged After Altercation With Milwaukee Police Outside a Bar

Suspect tried punching a police officer after pulling another person's jacket after a tussle outside a bar.

A Brookfield man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to hit Milwaukee police officers Saturday after they broke up a bar fight in which he was involved. Sean C. Stahl, 22, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Sunday with misdemeanor obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct.  According to the criminal complaint: Police were called to a bar fight outside a tavern about closing time early Saturday morning. Officers broke up the fight, but Stahl then grabbed a person’s coat and began to pull. An officer then told him to stop, but Stahl began to pull harder. The officer then tried to stop him, but Stahl struggled and they both fell to the ground here Stahl tried to punch the officer and refused to be handcuffed, the …

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Bail set at $1M for Brookfield Lawyer in Fraud Case

A judge Tuesday set bail at $1 million for attorney Thomas Bielinski after he failed to appear in court and was later arrested.

Brookfield Lawyer Accused in $500K Fraud Fails to Appear for Plea

An arrest warrant was issued for lawyer Thomas E. Bielinski after he failed to show for his court hearing in Milwaukee Monday.

An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a Brookfield lawyer accused in a $500,000 fraud case when he failed to appear in court for a hearing to change his not guilty plea. Thomas E. Bielinski, 52, did not show up for his scheduled 8:30 a.m. hearing before Milwaukee County Circuit Judge J.D. Watts, according to online court records. Bielinski is accused in a criminal complaint of stealing more than $500,000 in unclaimed foreclosure funds, according to this JSOnline.com story.

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