Thursday, December 19, 2024

21-year-old Areon Davis Charged With 1st-degree Intentional Homicide Of Charles J. Bobo Jr., 33, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Davis murdered Bobo to steal cash from him, according to the criminal complaint.

By H. Nelson Goodson 
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

December 19, 2O24 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On December 12, 2024, 21-year-old Areon Davis was charged with 1st-degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and party to a crime for the November 7, 2024 murder of Charles J. Bobo Jr., 33, in the Southside of Milwaukee.

If convicted, Davis is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. A $750,000 cash bond was set for Davis.

Davis was taken into custody on December 8th in West Allis and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Thursday, December 19, 2024, according to court records.

According to the criminal complaint, Davis after killing Bobo at the 2100 block of S. 26 Street, he posted a photo of himself in social media with a stack of cash. 

Police were able to get the license plate from the Infiniti vehicle that Davis was driving the night he fatally shot Bobo in the Southside of Milwaukee. His GPS tracking app cellphone records also placed Davis at the homicide scene and where the Infiniti was later abandoned at an alley in the 3300 block of W. Kilbourn in Milwaukee, according to the criminal complaint.

The homicide investigation indicated Davis knew Bobo, and he intended to killed the victim, and then steal drug sales cash from Bobo who was known to carry large amounts of cash on him. 

Bobo suffered fatal injuries to the chest, face, arm and neck, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office.


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