López is scheduled for a plea/sentencing hearing on May 10.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
April 22, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Last Tuesday, April 16, Marco A. López, 41, a Milwaukee Police Officer under full suspension has reached a plea agreement resolution with the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office (MCDAO), according to Milwaukee County court records. A plea/sentencing hearing for López was scheduled for May 10th.
López is charged with one felony count for misconduct/office-fraud/record/statement (making false record entries) in connection with the in-custody death of Keishon D. Thomas, 20, at Milwaukee Police Department District Station 5 in 2022.
Police Officer López, if convicted is facing up to 3 years, 6 months in prison and could be fined up to $10,000, or both. Officer López has over 12 years of service with the department.
According to the criminal complaint, Officer López was to check Keishon and other individuals (inmates) in custody at the District Station 5 every 15 minutes during his shift. Video surveillance footage from inside the station showed that López did not check on the inmates including Keishon at least 10 times who were in custody.
Officer López was found to have falsely logged 10 times in the cell block booking sheet that he in fact checked on the inmates that were locked up, when in fact video surveillance footage inside the police station showed he did not.
Another Milwaukee Police Officer Donald W. Krueger, 50, pleaded no contest in March 2024 and was convicted for one felony count of misconduct in office and fraud in connection with the February 2022 death of Thomas while in custody. Former Milwaukee Police Officer Krueger retired before the felony conviction.
Krueger’s sentencing under a plea agreement with the MCDAO, he was fined $5,000 and will serve no prison time, according to court records.
According to the criminal complaint, Krueger neglected Keishon, who was confined at the Milwaukee Police District 5 Station. He neglected Keishon by failing to garner him medical attention, despite seeing Keishon dry heave multiple times, being informed Keishon had recently ingested multiple controlled substances, noting Keishon’s profuse sweating, and stating he was going to call an ambulance, which Krueger never did. Keishon ultimately died in custody at the district station.
Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)
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