Ronald Jones pleads not guilty in death of 78-year-old Milwaukee woman
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee County judge bound over Ronald Jones for trial on Monday, July 15 -- after testimony was heard during a preliminary hearing. Jones then pleaded not guilty to the single charge against him.
Jones, 55, is charged with one count of first degree reckless homicide in the death of 78-year-old Bernice Kadwit. Kadwit died on July 7, 2001 at 57th and Vienna.
For 18 years, Milwaukee police called it a sudden death case. But recently, the Milwaukee Police Department Cold Case Unit used DNA evidence to link the crime to Jones.
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"The DNA results came back, and it was determined DNA had been recovered under Mrs. Kadwit's fingernails. That DNA matched to a subject in the database," said Nathan Butz, MPD detective.
Jones is due back in court on the morning of Thursday, July 25.
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