Milwaukee car fire, boy found dead; Charles Roby sentenced
Charles Roby
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Charles Roby on Monday, Nov. 24, to 32 years in prison plus an additional 17 years of extended supervision in connection with the death of a 15-year-old who was found inside a burning vehicle in Milwaukee.
Roby pleaded guilty in October to two of five charges against him – including first-degree reckless homicide and mutilating a corpse. The other three charges were dismissed and read into the court record for the purposes of sentencing.
Case details
What we know:
Roby was charged along with three others in the death of 15-year-old Makai Neal back in February. The three others were DJ Chandler, Shatianna Williams and Shatise Williams.
DJ Chandler, Charles Roby, Shatianna Williams, Shatise Williams
Milwaukee police said Neal was found dead inside a gray Honda Accord. The car had been set on fire near 26th and Locust on Monday night, Feb. 10.
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Investigators say Roby and Chandler had been hanging out with the teen earlier that night when Roby accused Neal of stealing a gun and taking it from him.
Makai Kenith Neal
According to the criminal complaint, Neal "began calling his cousin" to tell him what happened when Roby shot the teen. Prosecutors say the boy was yelling "to be taken to the hospital" when Roby drove off with Neal.
Investigators say Roby called a friend and with Shatianna Williams and her mother, Shatise Williams, listening, he said "he had to finish [the victim] off" because he was afraid he would tell on him.
The women were later seen buying a can of gas for Roby, according to police.
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Neal's body was found in a burning car with eight gunshot wounds about an hour later. Milwaukee County Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Lauren Decker determined the cause of death was multiple gunshots and the manner of death was homicide.
The three other people charged in connection with this case are still going through the court process.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access as well as the criminal complaint associated with this case.