MILWAUKEE — A 45-year-old Milwaukee man, charged in connection to the death of his 12-year-old son in October, was arrested and booked into the Milwaukee County Jail over the weekend, months after police issued a warrant for his arrest.
Jail records show Romuan Moye was booked into the jail on Sunday afternoon, on five felony charges, after he was charged with the death of Jacarie Robinson.
The charges include:
- First Degree Reckless Homicide
- Chronic Neglect of a Child (Consequence is Death - As To The Nutritional Neglect of JR)
- Chronic Neglect of a Child (Consequence is Bodily Harm - As To The Failure To Seek Medical Care for JR's Fractures)
- Chronic Neglect of a Child (Specified Harm Did Not Occur - As to the Condition of the Defendant's Residence)
- Failure to Report Death of Child
Milwaukee police issued an arrest warrant shortly after Robinson was found dead in his home on October 10th, on Elmhurst near Capitol. The criminal complaint says officers found Robinson's body in an advanced state of decomposition. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner said the timing of his disappearance could go as far back as Labor Day.
At the time of Robinson's death, family said they hadn't seen or talked to Moye in a while. A month later, at the end of November, police issued a warrant for Moye's arrest.
It took nearly four months to arrest him. Milwaukee police officers told TMJ4 that they believed Moye was in the Milwaukee area.
Officers Thomas Kotnik and Brandon Rutherford, who are with Milwaukee Police's Fugitive Apprehension Unit, said their team was assigned to find Moye as soon as those charges dropped in November.
"Through one of our investigative leads and then information from an outside source, we were able to gather information that he was going to be in the lower east side area over the weekend," Kotnik explained.
Sunday, Kotnik and Rutherford found Moye near Cathedral Square at Jackson and Kilbourn. They arrested him for the death of his son, Robinson, and took him to the Milwaukee County Jail.
"I think it not only helps being closure to the people affected by the death of Jacari, but it also brings, I think, closure to our department as well," Kotnik said.
Moye made his first court appearance on Monday. A judge set bond at $500,000. His preliminary hearing is set for next Monday afternoon. If convicted, Moye faces up to 82 years in prison and a $45,000 fine.
Milwaukee police did not specify where he was found.
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