Not guilty plea: Man accused of shooting his sons appears in court

MILWAUKEE CO. (WITI) — 57-year-old Robert Washington Sr., the Glendale man accused of shooting his own son, pleaded not guilty to two charges against him on Friday, July 11th.

In court on Friday, Washington waived his right to a preliminary hearing.

During his first appearance in court on Tuesday, July 1st, Washington Sr.’s bond was set at $250,000 — and a judge ordered him to have no contact with his 15-year-old son, Wesley Washington.

57-year-old Washington Sr. faces two charges in the case: one count of first degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, and one count of first degree reckless injury, use of a dangerous weapon.

The incident associated with the charges allegedly happened at a home on Theresa Lane in Glendale on Thursday, June 26th. Law enforcement officials were dispatched just after 2:00 p.m.

Upon their arrival, they discovered two men lying in the driveway — one of them 20-year-old Robert Washington Jr., and one of them 15-year-old Wesley Washington.

The complaint against Robert Washington Sr. says Wesley Washington told police that his father had shot him and his brother. The complaint says Wesley Washington told police that after shooting them, his father had gone back into the house on Theresa Lane. The complaint says police moved Robert Washington Jr. and Wesley Washington away from the “line of fire” from the house on Theresa Lane. Officials attempted to resuscitate Robert Washington Jr., but he was not breathing. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The complaint says Wesley Washington told police he was playing basketball with his brother when his father came out and appeared to be intoxicated. His father then allegedly got in the way of them playing basketball, and Wesley Washington said he knocked their father over.

The complaint says Robert Washington Jr. then got upset with Wesley Washington — and said “you should not have done that. You should not have run over your father.” The complaint says Robert Washington Sr. got up and said “you do that again, you ain’t gonna wake up.” The complaint says Robert Washington Sr. then walked into the house and came out with a gun — pointing it at Wesley Washington and firing two or three shots at him — striking him in the leg.

Between the two charges he is facing, Robert Washington is facing a maximum sentence of 95 years in prison.

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