Four hotel employees charged in the death of D'Vontaye Mitchell are now in custody.
Todd Erickson, Devin Johnson-Carson, Herbert Williamson and Brandon Turner are facing felony murder charges. According to court documents, Erickson worked as a security guard at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Milwaukee.
Erickson appeared in court Thursday morning for the first time. He'll be back in court again on August 19th at 8:30 a.m. for a preliminary hearing. Bail was set at $50,000.
Court records show Brandon Turner, who's also charged with killing D'Vontaye Mitchell, was in court Thursday morning. This was Turner's initial appearance where a judge set a cash bail for $30,000.
According to court documents, Turner worked as a security guard at the Hyatt Regency hotel. Turner remains in custody, according to The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
Johnson-Carson was a front desk clerk. He appeared in court Friday morning around 11:00. He'll appear again for a preliminary hearing August 19th. Bail was set at $5,000 cash.
Herbert Williamson was a bellhop at the hotel.
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Arrest warrants were issued for four men on Tuesday.
All four men were fired after Mitchell's death.
Watch: Felony murder charges filed against four men in the death of D'Vontaye Mitchell:
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's office said criminal charges come after an extensive review of evidence collected, the autopsy conducted, and information received from members of the community.
Mitchell died on Sunday, June 30th. Milwaukee Police said he went into the hotel, caused a disturbance, and security escorted him out. Video shows Erickson, Johnson-Carson, Turner and Williamson on top of Mitchell, while he pleaded for help. Mitchell was unresponsive when the police got there.
Watch: Former hotel employee charged in death of D'Vontaye Mitchell in custody
TMJ4's Mike Beiermeister spoke to Williamson just after he found out he'd been charged with murder on Tuesday. Williamson said he only pinned Mitchell down, never hit him, and was only doing what he was told for fear of being fired.
Watch: Former bellhop reacts to murder charges in death of D'Vontaye Mitchell.
“I deeply, truly apologize to D'Vontaye Mitchell's family,” said Williamson. “I didn't know that this was going to happen this way.”
Williamson said at the time he planned to turn himself into law enforcement and that he regrets his involvement.
Beiermeister tried to speak to the other former hotel employees who were charged, but couldn't get in touch with them.
Read some of our previous coverage below:
Prosecutors file felony murder charges against four men in death of man at hotel (tmj4.com)
New video released shows moments leading up to man’s death outside Hyatt Regency (tmj4.com)
D'Vontaye Mitchell's family press for answers and charges following death (tmj4.com)
Hyatt Regency employee involved in D'Vontaye Mitchell incident speaks out (tmj4.com)
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