Bound over for trial: Michael Montey accused of firing gunshot that struck sleeping boy
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Michael Montey
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee County judge on Thursday, Dec. 27 found probable cause to bind Michael Montey over for trial -- after a 12-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet while sleeping in his bedroom. Montey, 19, faces one count of first degree recklessly endangering safety (use of a dangerous weapon) and bail jumping.
Montey was visiting a friend in an apartment near 24th and National on Milwaukee's south side on Dec. 4. A criminal complaint said Montey was with his friend in an upstairs bedroom. It was around 1 a.m. when 12-year-old Isaiah Acosta was shot in the foot. He was rushed to the hospital.
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Boy struck by stray bullet near 24th and National
Police said the gunshot came from upstairs. The criminal complaint said Montey was seen standing in the bedroom with a black gun in his hand, pointed at the floor. That floor was the ceiling of the bedroom where Acosta was sleeping.
Montey is expected to make a plea to the charges against him on Jan. 7, 2019.
If convicted, he faces more than 18 years in prison.
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Michael Montey