Thursday, May 15, 2025

41-year-old Raul Herrera Charged With Hit-and-run Causing The Death Of Roberto Deleon, 90, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Herrera was charged in Milwaukee County for the fatal hit-and-run death of a 90-year-old man.

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

May 15, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Raul Herrera, 41, of Milwaukee was charged with one felony count for the May 10, 2025 fatal hit-and-run death of Roberto Deleon, 90, at the 1000 block of S. 35 Street in the Southside of Milwaukee.

If convicted Herrera is facing up to 25 years in prison and up to $100,000 in fines.

According to police, Deleon was struck by Herrera while he crossed the street. Herrera then fled the scene, but was later identified and taken into custody.

In addition on Thursday, Herrera was criminally charged in another case with one felony count for 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety including use of a dangerous weapon, domestic abuse assessment; one felony count for intimidate a witness/domestic abuse including use of a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse assessment; one felony count for false imprisonment including use of a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse assessment; one felony count for strangulation/suffocation including use of a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse assessment; and two misdemeanor counts for battery including use of dangerous weapon and domestic abuse assessment, and disorderly conduct including use of a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse assessment. 

If convicted, Herrera is facing 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for each felony count for 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety and intimidate a witness/domestic abuse; facing up to 6 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for each felony count of false imprisonment and strangulation/suffocation; and 9 months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for one misdemeanor count for battery, and up to 90 days in jail and up to $1,000 in fines, or both for one misdemeanor count for disorderly conduct.



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