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Milwaukee Police Arrest Suspect in 7-Year-Old’s Abduction as Family Faces Legal Fallout

Milwaukee police have sent charges against a 25-year-old suspect to the county district attorney’s office following an Amber Alert search

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Overview

  • Police took a 25-year-old man into custody at the home where Jamal White was found safe nearly 24 hours after his July 11 abduction and have referred his case to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
  • Seven-year-old Jamal White remains in the care of Child Protective Services after being located about seven miles from his home.
  • Surveillance video captured two armed suspects blocking the driveway and seizing Jamal from his bicycle while his father fled into the house.
  • Jamal White Sr. defended his flight on Facebook, saying he feared a robbery and insisting his son stayed safe throughout the ordeal.
  • Jamel K. White, the boy’s uncle, faces two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment for firing a weapon during the search effort.