Texas Rapper From Houston Trae Tha Truth In Milwaukee To Meet 24-year-old Trevon Burks Who Was The Victim Of A Hand Grab Choke Hold By A 62-year-old White Man, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

24-year-old Burks, who has special needs got the meet Texas artist Trae Tha Truth and DeAngelo Wright who took a live Facebook video showing Robert Allen Walczykowski grabbing Burks by the throat while calling 911 and falsely accusing of being connected to a stolen bicycle.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 24, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Vaun L. Mayes, a well known Black community activist and a Civil Rights advocate announced that Texas rapper artist and record executive from Houston, Texas, Trae Tha Truth (birth name, Frazier Othel Thompson III) visited Milwaukee to especially surprise and meet Trevon Burks, 24, who has special needs and who had becomed a victim of an assault and was held against his will by a White individual who was identified as Robert Allen Walczykowski Sr., 62, in alleged false pretences while calling 911.

Walczykowski Sr. on October 10, in front of his home 2143 S. 25th Street in Milwaukee assaulted Burks in the middle of the street and held him against his will while grabbing Burks by the neck with his left hand until DeAngelo Wright, a good samaritan arrived at the scene and began to record the incident and forced Walczykowski to release Burks neck. Wright's live Facebook video went viral. 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) was the first news source to report about the incident.

So far, Walczykowski Sr. as of Monday hasn't been charged with multiple criminal offenses for assaulting a special needs person and holding him against his will including making false allegations in a 911 call.

Trae Tha Truth also has a special needs child, according to Mayes. In a released statement, Mayes stated on Monday when contacted by HNNUSA, "Essentially Jasmine Tyler, who works with Trae and other artists, reached out on Trae's behalf to connect with the family. As he expressed, he also has a special needs child so this situation touched and moved him personally. I connected them with the family, they arranged to surprise Trevon today with these items just out of love and to show support and concern around the facts of the actual incident far as why there hasn't been any movement towards charges. Shaun King is also working with us all to support. We just want to unify our platforms and efforts to seek resolution, which is the priority."

The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) released a statement in their Facebook page that they're aware of the viral video posted by LivingLife Wright (DeAngelo Wright), but as of Monday, no criminal charges have been filed against Walczykowski Sr. by police or the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office. The MPD Facebook page has been inundated with posted comments by Facebook users in Milwaukee and surrounding areas pushing and demanding for Walczykowski Sr. to be charged criminally.

Burks received 6 bicycles and other gifts from Trae Tha Truth and crew, and treated Burks and his family including Mayes to a restaurant. Wright was also invited to the restaurant and a press conference held afterwards. 

Also a GoFundMe account with a goal of raising $50,000 has been created for Trevon. So far within less than 24 hours, the GoFundMe has raised more than $59,288.

To date, Walczykowski Sr. has not released any statement regarding the incident.

Editor's note:

Images and video courtesy of Vaun L. Mayes.

Also, Darryl King Rick Farmer II and the Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee on Monday afternoon went to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office to assure that Robert A. Walczykowski Sr. gets charged. The Milwaukee County D.A.' s Office confirmed that it is reviewing the police criminal complaint and will determine whether to charge Walczykowski Sr. with a crime.

During a press conference  on Monday, Tracy Burks, the mother of Trevon indicated that Walczykowski Sr. committed a hate crime and should face criminal charges.

Walter Garron from the Brown Berets on Tuesday says, that the police report indicates that Burks has a mental capacity of a 5-year-old and that according to the police chief an additional charge for child abuse will be added to the pending criminal complaint and on Wednesday the Milwaukee County D.A.'s office will get the upgraded criminal complaint to review against Walczykowski Sr.. Gerron indicated that the D.A.'s office has been hesitant to file any charges against Walczykowski Sr. who is White indicating White privilege.

On October 10, 2022, Jasmine Tyler posted in her Facebook account that the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office and police visited Trevon Burks and his mother Tracy Burks in an attempt to persuade them not to file criminal charges against Walczykowski Sr. (See attached Facebook post)