More Than 102,000 Festivalgoers Attended The Three-day Mexican Fiesta 2022 In Milwaukee

Over 102,000 festivalgoers attended Mexican Fiesta 2022, according to the WHSF.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 10, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (WHSF) who sponsors the three-day Mexican Fiesta at the Summerfest grounds (Henry Mier Festival Grounds) confirmed that more than 102,000 festivalgoers attended the Fiesta in late August 2022. Last year, the Mexican Fiesta 2021 drew nearly 80,000 festivalgoers to the three-day annual event.

For the public interest:

990's IRS filing tax forms from 2015 to 2019 for Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation https://bit.ly/3AKHDoL

Any other itemized budgets of revenue generated and dispersed can be requested from the WHSF and Board of Directors, if available for the public interest.

31-year-old Clayton A. Hubbird Sought For The Homicide Of Reginald "Regina" T. Allen, 35, A Transgender Woman In Milwaukee

Allen was shot once on August 29th shortly after leaving Hubbird's SUV near his (her) apartment building.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 9, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Police in Milwaukee continue to search for Clayton Andrew Hubbird, 31, of Wauwatosa who was charged on September 6th with one felony count for 1st-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon in connection with the August 29, 2022 murder of Reginald "Regina" T. Allen, 35, aka, "Mya", a Black male known transgender woman.

If convicted, Hubbird is facing up to 60 years in prison for reckless homicide and an additional 5 years in prison for use of a dangerous weapon.

According to police, Allen was shot once just before 2:14 a.m. while walking towards an apartment complex where he lived shortly after exiting from a black Tahoe SUV, a nearby surveillance camera video footage showed. Allen was still responsive when police and Milwaukee Fire Department EMS arrived at the scene. Allen was able to describe the SUV and gave a description of the White male suspect before being transported to a local hospital where he later died from the gunshot wound.

Police located the black Tahoe SUV in Wauwatosa the next day and discovered that it belonged to Hubbird. A search of Hubbird's apartment yield multiple rounds of ammunition and bullet magazines, according to the criminal complaint.

Police were able to confirm that Allen met Hubbird at a gas station located in the 1900 block of W. National Ave., in the Southside of Milwaukee. Allen was also known to frequent the Eastsouth corner of the 2000 block of W. National Ave. in a regular basis for the purpose to meet men.

Police say, Hubbird drove Allen to the 800 block of N. 26 Street where Allen lived. A nearby video surveillance camera recorded the SUV parked for a while at the location as Hubbird and Allen remained inside the vehicle. Then after a while, Allen exited the SUV's passenger side and was walking towards his apartment when a gunshot is heard and then Allen drops to the ground and is heard by a nearby witness that he has been shot. Allen was able to call 911 and provided preliminary information about what had occurred to him.

Hubbird fled the scene, according to police and remains on the run. A warrant for his arrest was issued on September 6th.

33-year-old Juan C. Morales-Escarffullett Charged With 1st-degree Intentional Homicide In The Death Of William Concepción González, 45, In Milwaukee

Morales-Escarffullett fatally shot González in the Southside of Milwaukee in late August.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 7, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office charged Juan C. Morales-Escarffullett, 33, with 1st-degree intentional homicide and use of a dangerous weapon for the August 25, 2022 homicide of William Concepción González, 45, in the Southside of Milwaukee.

If convicted, Morales-Escarffullett is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. A $250,000 cash bond was set for Morales-Escarffullett on September 2nd. He is scheduled for a preliminary court hearing on September 12th.

On August 25th, Milwaukee police responded to shots fired at the 1300 block of W. Burnham Street and when they arrived at the scene, they found Concepción González with fatal gunshot wounds. González was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Epoxy Man Flooring Booth Shut Down At St. Martins Fair 2022 By City Of Franklin Officials And Police For Alleged Prior Felony Convictions

The Epoxy Man Flooring booth at the St. Martins Fair on Sunday was shut down by City of Franklin officials and Fair police for allegedly having prior felony convictions.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 4, 2022

Franklin, Wisconsin - On Sunday, City of Franklin officials (council members) and police shutdown the Epoxy Man Flooring booth at St. Martins Fair on allegations that Dusten W. Johnson had a 24-page criminal rap sheet and falsified information on the permit application. According to a Facebook (FB) video posted by Margarita Moralez (FB: Margarita Yvette), she told the City of Franklin officials who came to the Epoxy Man Flooring booth at the fair that she helped filled the permit application and that Johnson signed it, since they are both venturing in the business together. Moralez did include the only felony conviction in the application that Johnson previously was convicted off and is no longer on paper (supervision).

One of the City of Franklin officials alleged that Johnson had falsified the permit application by not including all of his prior felony convictions. Moralez confirmed to Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) on Sunday that Johnson only has one felony conviction on record and not a 24-page rap sheet as alleged by the City of Franklin official.

Moralez says that the individual who signed the approval of Johnson's permit to be allowed to participate as a vendor at St. Martins Fair misspelled his name as Dustin Johnson instead of actual name Dusten Johnson.

Moralez and Johnson were forced to shutdown the Epoxy Man Flooring booth on Sunday.

The City of Franklin officials took their permit and didn't returned it to Johnson for his record. Johnson paid $90 for the vendor permit and had to use his driver's license for identification when applying for the permit on Friday.

The individual talking to Moralez in the video allegedly told her that the City of Franklin doesn't allow for felons to promote their businesses. The female individual says, "that I know so, the city code also says that no felons can obtain them (permits), okay." (Video transcript: minute 1:30 - 1:32)

In Wisconsin, felons who complete their conviction sentences can operate businesses legally and cannot be discriminated upon.

In this case, Moralez called it a racist and discrimination act by the City of Franklin officials including the council members and police involved for Sunday's incident.

40-year-old Jarrett English, Community Organizer And Housing Developer Survives Shooting While Door Dashing in Milwaukee

English, a former Senior Field Organizer with the ACLU of Wisconsin was shot twice in late August while door dashing in the Northside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 3, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Jarrett English, 40, posted on his Facebook account that he had been shot twice (once in the hand and leg) and is going through economic hardship to pay medical bills. English is a well known local community activist and is the current Director of Housing Development at METCALFE Park Community Bridges, Inc., also he was the former Senior Field Organizer for the ACLU of Wisconsin.

According to the Milwaukee Police report, on August 27, 2022 at around 11:55 p.m. English became the victim of a shooting incident while door dashing. English was reported shot multiple times at the 4400 block of W. Center Street as he exited his vehicle, which his vehicle also showed multiple gunshot impacts as well. He suffered critical injuries in his leg and hand, but survived and is now recuperating.

Police have an ongoing investigation to locate the suspect(s) involved in the shooting.

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) reached out to English via Messenger unsuccessfully on Saturday.

On Friday, Emilio de Torre, the Executive Director of Milwaukee Turners at Turner Hall posted on his personal Facebook account, Dear Friends, Our dear brother and community leader Jarrett English needs our assistance. This humble brilliant man is ALWAYS there for the people, and we need to support him now.

Recently, he was senselessly shot while driving and needs our support to help handle hospital bills and all of the other insane costs that pile up when some lunatic shoots you and your car up for no reason.

Please make a donation to his cashapp and share this widely.

 https://cash.app/$JarrettEnglish

Or you can Venmo me and I'll get it to him 

@obscurios  

He is too humble to ask, but I'm a loud friend. 

English also posted the following message on his personal Facebook account, First and foremost, God is Good. I am here because of it and extremely thankful from the moment I stepped out of that car. 

For my family and friends- I love you more than anything on this Earth.  

Second, I don't typically put personal things on Facebook but I think it's important because it's part of the reality that is part of our city, and making it better than it is (which is absolutely necessary.) 

The only way we will do anything about it is together...

I got shot. Twice. 

Once in the leg and once in the hand. My car many more times. (I was door dashing at the time)

I'm not only ok. I'm Blessed. I won't say much about the incident itself on here, since the police are doing their thing, but needless to say- it was senseless and it was evil.

As I have when others have been through similar or worse situations,  I've thought to myself, 'what leads someone to do something like that?'

There are many answers to that question, none that absolve whomever shot me from the directly evil personal choice of pulling that trigger, but there are quite a few answers we all are responsible for that could have stopped them,  and may stop someone else, from picking up that gun in the first place. Those are answers we as a city have not provided. 

As I deal with the unexpected toll, financial and otherwise, of all of this and healing mentally, spiritually, and physically, I want to make sure I heed the lesson, which will be life long.  

I've been an organizer the last 15 years and a community focused housing developer the last 3 or 4 in addition to that. The main things this situation has taught me are the following: 1. Keep the Creator first, The Almighty is there when no one else can possibly be 2. Love your people more than seems possible, because it is and 3. Don't stop. 

The only way any of this is going to get better is if we make it better. The only way to do that is doing together. 

Thank you to the young man who stopped to help me tie my shirt as a tourniquet, thank you to the officers and EMS people who made sure I was safe and stabilized. Thank you to the dozens of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals who made sure I will make an absolute full recovery.  I love you all. 

Though I've spent significant (and worthy and necessary) time holding the institution of policing accountable- and will continue to do so- it's not a contradiction to love the people within it. Those 3 officers will always be cool with me. 

To my family and the friends who have heeded my desire to keep this private until I was ready to talk about it,  thank you. I will always treasure your love and support. 

I'm recovering for a little but after that the mission is to keep building. 

Regardless of economic status, race, and ethnicity. 

No one in Milwaukee should have to live with the constant threat of violence, Period. 

We need to exorcize all those demons of self and otherwise hate and immunize our city against the evil of both the specific and indiscriminate bullet. Because everyone deserves peace. 

I'll see you all soon.

Homicide Suspect 47-year-old Ernest Terrell Blakney Killed In Shootout With Milwaukee Police

Blakney was wanted for the August 25, 2022 homicide of 36-year-old Nikia Toyea Rogers.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 3, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, Ernest Terrell Blakney, 47, who was wanted for the August 25 homicide of Nikia Toyea Rogers, 36, died after getting into a shootout with police in downtown Milwaukee. According to police, Blakney was spotted by police at the 2200 block of W. National Ave. in the Southside of Milwaukee. When police attempted to conduct a traffic stop at 10:50 p.m. in the Southside of Milwaukee, Blakney failed to stop, then he fled from police and a high speed chase ensued ending when the vehicle Blakney was driving became disabled at the 100 block of E. Juneau Ave. near N. Water Street. Blakney got out of the truck and fired at police, police returned fire fatally striking Blakney. A handgun was recovered at the scene. Videos of the pursued and shooting in downtown Milwaukee were posted on social media.

A 22-year-old woman from Hudson, Wisconsin who was a bystander was struck by gunfire and was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. It is not known at the moment who fired the gunshots that struck the woman.

At least several officers fired their weapons, according to police.

Eight police officers ages, 22, 23, 26, 30, 31, two 33 and 47 involved in the critical incident were placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the investigation.

According to the criminal complaint, on August 25, the Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 3772 N. 83 Street. They discovered Rogers' body inside and police determined that Blakney, the live-in boyfriend had shot her in the head and tried to burn her body with a can of lighter fluid to conceal the murder.

Blakney was charged on August 29 with one felony count for 1st-degree reckless homicide and habitual criminality repeater and use of a dangerous weapon; one felony count for attempt mutilating a corpse and habitual criminality repeater; one felony count for possession of a firearm by a felon and habitual criminality repeater; bail jumping and habitual criminality repeater; one felony count for false imprisonment and habitual criminality repeater and use of a dangerous weapon, and one felony count for armed robbery and habitual criminality. If convicted on all counts, Blakney was facing up to 128 years and 6 months in prison.

Blakney was charged on October 20, 2021 with one felony count for 2nd-degree sexual assault of child and was free on a bond of $5,000, and had a scheduled sentencing hearing for October 20, 2022, according to court records. If convicted, Blakney was facing up to 40 years in prison and up to $100,000 in fines.

55-year-old Martin Aurelio Martinez Rodriguez Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For The Hit-and-run Death Of Donniesha Harris, 20, In West Allis

Martinez Rodriguez sentenced to 12 years in prison for the hit-and-run death of 20-year-old Donniesha Harris in West Allis.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 31, 2022

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Martin Aurelio Martinez Rodriguez, 55, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with 8 years incarceration and 4 years of supervision for the January 11, 2022 hit-and-run death of Donniesha Harris, 20, at the 3200 block of 108th Street near W. Oklahoma Ave. in West Allis.

Martinez Rodriguez was also ordered to pay a  restitution of $15,400.27 payable to the Crime Victim Compensation Fund.

Martinez Rodriguez on January 11 was driving a gray Toyota Corolla registered to him and struck Harris as she and a friend crossed the street after getting off a bus. Harris was walking to work. Martinez Rodriguez fled the scene after striking Harris, but was arrested later that day after police received a tip where Martinez Rodriguez's vehicle was located. Martinez Rodriguez's vehicle front end damage and missing parts were consistent with auto debris found at the hit-and-run scene, according to the criminal complaint.