Milwaukee stabbing; man convicted of killing nephew sentenced
Patrick Riley Jr.
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Patrick Riley Jr. on Thursday, June 11 to 15 years in prison plus an additional 10 years of extended supervision in connection with the March 2025 fatal stabbing of his 35-year-old nephew.
Riley pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree reckless homicide on Friday, March 20, 2026. Patrick Riley Jr., 63, was originally charged with first-degree reckless homicide.
Case details
The backstory:
According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were dispatched on the evening of Tuesday, March 4, 2025, to investigate a stabbing near 18th and Hopkins. When they arrived on the scene, officers found a stabbing victim inside a residence. The 35-year-old victim was deceased.
Police spoke with a person at the residence who said the victim and his uncle got into a fight. The person pointed to the defendant, who was standing outside the home. Riley Jr. was arrested.
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The next day, detectives interviewed Riley Jr. The defendant told the detective he was sitting on a chair inside the screen porch when his nephew came on the porch and "was talking crazy. His nephew told him that he was going to slap him. (The nephew) then slapped (Riley) in the face," the complaint says. Riley Jr. said he "blanked out," picked up a folding knife that was on the table and "stuck" his nephew one time, the complaint says. The defendant said he then walked to a neighbor and asked her to call 911 and then call his sister.
Milwaukee fatal stabbing; 62-year-old accused of killing his nephew
A 62-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of fatally stabbing his nephew on Tuesday, March 4.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, the criminal complaint associated with this case, and previous FOX6 News coverage.