Friday, March 25, 2011

Two Men Found Guilty Of Four Homicides In Milwaukee's South Side

Desmond Dejuan Laster and Anthony Edward Barnes

Laster facing life and Barnes up to 35 years in prison for four homicides.

By H. Nelson Goodson
March 25, 2011

Milwaukee - On Thursday, Desmond Dejuan Laster, 22, was found guilty on four counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the murders of Rachel Thompson, 23, her two sons at the 900 block of S. 12th St. and Brittney Robertson, 19, on February 26, 2010. Laster was also found guilty of party to a crime, arson and felon with handgun. He will be sentence on June 10 and is facing life in prison without parole.
Laster tied up both of Thompsons children with duct tape and then put plastic bags over their heads to kill them. Then, he set fire to upper apartment to cover the homicides.
His accomplice Anthony Edward Barnes, 23, became a state witness and testified against Laster. Barnes pleaded guilty to three homicides, including killing Robertson when he was ordered to do so by Laster. Under the plead agreement, in July Barnes will face up to 35 years in prison and when he will be sentence, according to court records.

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