MILWAUKEE | HYATT HOTEL Former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing man by pinning him down plead not guilty TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Aug 23, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 Updated Sep 4, 2025 × The four men charged with felony murder in the June death of D'Vontaye Mitchell outside a Milwaukee hotel pleaded not guilty on Thursday, Aug. 22. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges.kAm%96 7@C>6C wJ2EE w@E6= 6>A=@J66D — D64FC:EJ 8F2C5D %@55 tC:4<D@? 2?5 qC2?5@? %FC?6C[ 36==9@A w6C36CE (:==:2>D@? 2?5 7C@?E 56D< H@C<6C s6G:? y@9?D@?\r2CD@? — H6C6 6249 492C865 H:E9 @?6 4@F?E @7 36:?8 2 A2CEJ E@ 76=@?J >FC56C 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9 :? 4@??64E:@? 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Court orders 4 Milwaukee men to stand trial in killing of man outside hotel lobby Since-fired Hyatt Hotel workers Todd Erickson, Brandon Turner, Herbert Williamson and Devin Johnson-Carson each face one count of being a part… 4 Milwaukee hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in Black man's death The four employees allegedly dragged Mitchell out of the Hyatt Hotel after D’Vontaye Mitchell entered a woman’s bathroom and held him on his s… Death of Black man pinned down by security guards outside Milwaukee hotel ruled a homicide D’Vontaye Mitchell suffocated while being restrained on June 30 and was suffering from the effects of drugs in his system, according to the Mi… Family vows during funeral to push for charges after Black man pinned to ground outside hotel Aimbridge Hospitality, the company that manages the hotel has said several employees involved in Mitchell’s death have been fired. Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy for Black man who died at Milwaukee hotel; case being reviewed as a homicide The death of Dvontaye Mitchell has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man killed in 2020 after a white police officer in… Former hotel front desk worker pleads guilty to battery in Milwaukee man's death The third of four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him to the ground last summer reached a plea deal with pr… 4th man accused in fatal dogpile outside Milwaukee hotel pleads guilty to felony murder Former Hyatt Hotel security guard Todd Erickson entered the plea in connection with D'Vontaye Mitchell's death in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. 4 former Milwaukee hotel workers get probation and time served in dogpile death Milwaukee County Circuit Judge David Swanson's sentences in D'Vontaye Mitchell's 2024 death bring an end to a case that drew comparisons to th…
Men accused in Mitchell death plead not guilty The four men charged with felony murder in the June death of D'Vontaye Mitchell outside a Milwaukee hotel pleaded not guilty on Thursday, Aug. 22.
Court orders 4 Milwaukee men to stand trial in killing of man outside hotel lobby Since-fired Hyatt Hotel workers Todd Erickson, Brandon Turner, Herbert Williamson and Devin Johnson-Carson each face one count of being a part…
4 Milwaukee hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in Black man's death The four employees allegedly dragged Mitchell out of the Hyatt Hotel after D’Vontaye Mitchell entered a woman’s bathroom and held him on his s…
Death of Black man pinned down by security guards outside Milwaukee hotel ruled a homicide D’Vontaye Mitchell suffocated while being restrained on June 30 and was suffering from the effects of drugs in his system, according to the Mi…
Family vows during funeral to push for charges after Black man pinned to ground outside hotel Aimbridge Hospitality, the company that manages the hotel has said several employees involved in Mitchell’s death have been fired.
Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy for Black man who died at Milwaukee hotel; case being reviewed as a homicide The death of Dvontaye Mitchell has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man killed in 2020 after a white police officer in…
Former hotel front desk worker pleads guilty to battery in Milwaukee man's death The third of four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him to the ground last summer reached a plea deal with pr…
4th man accused in fatal dogpile outside Milwaukee hotel pleads guilty to felony murder Former Hyatt Hotel security guard Todd Erickson entered the plea in connection with D'Vontaye Mitchell's death in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
4 former Milwaukee hotel workers get probation and time served in dogpile death Milwaukee County Circuit Judge David Swanson's sentences in D'Vontaye Mitchell's 2024 death bring an end to a case that drew comparisons to th…
