Milwaukee woman accused of fatally stabbing man, investigators find 'bloody butcher knife'
Danielle Latham
MILWAUKEE -- Danielle Latham of Milwaukee is accused of fatally stabbing Quantrell Ross on Monday, Sept. 3. Latham, 33, now faces the following criminal charges:
According to the criminal complaint, officers were dispatched to an apartment near 29th and Highland on Sept. 3 for a battery/cutting complaint. When they arrived on the scene, they "observed Latham sitting on the floor of the lobby with blood on her hands and clothes."
Inside a nearby apartment, they found Ross unresponsive on the living room floor. Life-saving measures were attempted, but unsuccessful. Ross was pronounced dead at the scene.
First responders examined Latham and "described her as calm." They said she did not have any stabs or cuts, but a search of a suitcase that she had turned up a "bloody butcher knife."
When questioned by investigators, Latham claimed that Ross "had been punching her, so she grabbed the kitchen knife and 'jabbed' him." Latham later went on to say she had pushed Ross, that he fell into a table and that was "what made me pick up the knife and stab him."
If convicted on the more serious charge, Latham faces up to 60 years in prison.
Latham made her initial appearance in court on Saturday, Sept. 8. She is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 14.