U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Wisconsin confirmed that two men and a woman have been charged in connection with the homicide of a 44-year-old U.S. Postal letter carrier in Milwaukee.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
December 29, 2022
Milwaukee, Wisconsin- United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on December 28, 2022, a federal criminal complaint had been issued charging three individuals with offenses related to the killing of Aundre Cross, 44, an on-duty United States Postal Service letter carrier on December 9, 2022 in Milwaukee.
The complaint alleges that Kevin McCaa, 36, and Charles Ducksworth Jr., 26, both of Milwaukee, murdered or aided and abetted the murder of Cross, a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1111, 1114, and 2(a). The complaint also alleges that McCaa and Ducksworth Jr. discharged a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(c) and 2(a). If convicted of either offense as charged, each individual would face up to life in prison. Discharging a firearm in connection with a crime of violence also triggers a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison.
The complaint also charges another Milwaukee resident, Shanelle McCoy, 34, with providing materially false statements to law enforcement investigating the murder, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2), a charge that carries a sentence of up to five years, and committing misprision of a felony, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 4, an offense which carries a sentence of up to three years in a federal prison.
The complaint also contains additional charges against McCaa and Ducksworth Jr. The complaint alleges that on or about December 27, 2022, Ducksworth Jr. possessed marijuana with the intent to distribute it, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(D), a charge which carries up to a five year sentence, and possessed a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c), which would result in a sentence of five years to life upon conviction.
Finally, the complaint alleges that on or about December 27, 2022, McCaa possessed ammunition despite being a convicted felon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). The offense of unlawful possession of ammunition carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
Feds and local law enforcement were able to locate the suspects by video surveillance footage of the vehicle's license plates, cellphone records and fingerprints.
A $50,000 reward was offered by the U.S. Postal Service for information leading to the arrest of the suspects.
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