Milwaukee robbery plot over dice game ends with 3 people in custody
3 charged after Milwaukee shooting tied to craps game
A Milwaukee dice game back in September ended in gunfire and robbery, leaving two men shot and three people arrested.
MILWAUKEE - A game of craps in Milwaukee spiraled into a robbery and gunfire that left two men shot and three people in custody.
What we know:
Police were called on Sept. 13 to Ascension St. Joseph’s Hospital after two men arrived minutes apart with gunshot wounds. Investigators later learned the men were injured in the same shooting – and that one had shot the other.
Prosecutors allege 37-year-old Dentonicco Magett lost $400 playing craps with a group of elderly men before returning to a gambling house on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, claiming he forgot his keys.
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Though police said he was still holding them.
Breeshawn Bogan
Per the criminal complaint, video showed him letting in 30-year-old Breeshaun Bogan, who then opened fire and allegedly targeted an 85-year-old man for robbery.
Detectives say it was the same man who had taken Magett’s money during the game.
Inside, police said they believe the pair was working together because Magett spoke to Bogan and even stepped in front of him "as if he was not afraid of him."
Court records say Magett picked up money dropped by the 85-year-old victim, telling police: "Yeah, I saw money on the floor and had to get my money back!"
But it wasn’t that easy.
Gary Weathersby
Bogan was also wounded when a 66-year-old doorman, identified as Gary Weathersby, fired blindly through a wall into the gambling room. Police later matched casings from Weathersby’s gun to a 2021 shooting.
Dig deeper:
All three men are now in custody, making an expensive night cost so much more.
Dentonicco Magett
The following charges were filed in total:
Dentonico Magett:
- Armed robbery, as a party to a crime
- Possession of a firearm by a felon
Breeshaun Bogan:
- Armed robbery, as a party to a crime, habitual criminality repeater
- First-degree reckless injury, as a party to a crime, habitual criminality repeater, use of a dangerous weapon
- Battery to an elderly person — recklessly causing great bodily harm, as a party to a crime, habitual criminality repeater, use of a dangerous weapon
- Possession of a firearm by a felon, habitual criminality repeater
Gary Weathersby:
- Second-degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon
- Possession of a firearm by a felon
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The building where the shooting occurred is owned by "Team Management," with a sign showing Prosper Community Outreach had moved out.
It is unclear if that move came after the shooting.
Calls to both businesses went unanswered.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access as well as the criminal complaint associated with this case.