Attorneys Ask Judge to Lower Bail for 10-Year-Old Wisconsin Boy Accused of Killing Mom to Money From His Piggy Bank - NBC Chicago

A justice has refused to little the $50,000 bail imposed connected a 10-year-old Milwaukee lad accused of intentionally sidesplitting his mother because she would not bargain him a virtual world headset.

The boy's lawyer argued during his archetypal tribunal quality Wednesday that the bail should beryllium lowered from $50,000 to $100 due to the fact that helium has nary root of income, NBC affiliate TMJ4 reported Thursday.

"We person spoken to him astir his quality to station anything. He told america astir piggy banks with savings that helium had from savings, from gifts, from day gifts, and scavaging done cushions for cash," said Defense Attorney Angela Cunningham.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jane Carroll refused to little the bail magnitude and besides imposed question restrictions connected the boy, should bail beryllium posted.

The lad initially told constabulary that the Nov. 21 shooting was an accident, according to the transgression complaint. But aboriginal helium said helium intentionally aimed astatine his 44-year-old ma earlier shooting her due to the fact that helium was upset that she woke him aboriginal and did not bargain him thing helium wanted, according to the complaint.

The lad was charged arsenic an big past period with alternate counts of first-degree intentional homicide oregon first-degree reckless homicide.

Wisconsin instrumentality requires children arsenic young arsenic 10 to beryllium charged arsenic adults for definite superior crimes, though the boy’s attorneys tin question to determination the lawsuit to juvenile court. The boy, who household members said has intelligence wellness issues, is being held successful juvenile detention.

The authoritative successful the case, Paul Dedinsky, asked the justice to necessitate the lad to beryllium released into the custody of a household subordinate should helium station bail. The justice did not enforce that restriction.

The boy’s attorney, Angela Cunningham, argued that it would beryllium “unheard of” to necessitate a suspect successful big tribunal to enactment successful the custody of a household subordinate connected pretrial release.

Carroll appeared to broadside with Cunningham connected Wednesday, saying that if helium is released, helium should beryllium placed connected GPS monitoring.

The lad mostly kept his caput down during the hearing. Carroll ordered that helium not beryllium placed successful shackles oregon immoderate different benignant of restraints and forbade the media from publishing immoderate idiosyncratic accusation astir him, including his representation and address.