he s charged with sexual assault and prostitution. prosecutors say in august brown sexually assaulted a man after drinking together at an east side bar. they were watching the news conference of the unrest that started after brown shot and killed smith. brown had explicit photos on the cell phone of him and the charges date back to 2015. this is disappointing. these are grave charges and going to the heart of code of conduct and cast a shadow over all of us we recognize too many people charge the actions and conduct to many with the actions of one individual. thousand dollars. he s suspended with pay from the milwaukee police department right now. if convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 80 years in prison. due back in court next week. for now live from the milwaukee police headquarters wisn 12 news this morning. hillary, thank you. this morning the family of smith is reacting to the unrelated charges against the officer at a fire and police commission meeting last
matt, how is it looking out there? it is looking pretty good. the construction around the zoo is being picked up. the travel times are all in the green. that s a look at the morning commute, back to you. our big story this morning, the milwaukee police officer being investigated for a fat charged in a different crime. dominique heaggan-brown is the officer who shot and killed sylville smith in august triggering days of unrest in the sherman park neighborhood. the 24-year-old appeared in court yesterday on charges of sexual assault and prostitution. investigators say he assaulted a man after the two had been drinking together at east siders bar in milwaukee watching coverage of the ongoing unrest on tv. while investigating that assault, prosecutors say they milwaukee police chief ed flynn says his department is committed to a thorough and impartial investigation. this individual committed a crime. it appears he committed a series of crimes. for those things, he s certa
construction area here. just a little tap on the brakes moving into the zone. travel times. thank you, matt. a milwaukee police officer behind bars and charged with sexual assault and prostitution. brown was already under investigation for theat shooting of smith that prompted days of unrest in milwaukee. hillary is live at the police headquarters with the latest. reporter: the chief is calling the allegations more than distressing and now the police officer could be facing decades in prison if convicted. he s charged with sexual assault and prostitution. prosecutors say in august, brown drinking shots together at a bar, the two were apparently watching the news of the unrest in milwaukee, which started after brown shot and killed smith. investigators also say that brown has photos on the cell phone of him and the second man. the prostitution charges date back to 2015. this is disappointing, thaez are grave charges, charges that go to the heart conduct, oath to protect
the baby s family went from despair to pure joy in a matter of seconds when they heard one-year-old taratino carter had been found about four miles from here. this happened earlier tonight when the mother had her son in a car seat in the backseat and stopped at the a&s gas and convenience store and went inside. she left her car running and and drove off with her baby in the backseat shortly before 6:00. she called for help and police issued an amber alert. roughly two and a half hours later a caller had found the baby and car. my heart goes out to the milwaukee police department with a lot of gratitude at this point. you know, because this baby you know it could have ended a , completely different way. the amber alert really helped us out in this situation. from the amber alert, a citizen went out and noticed the car was still running and the lights were on. and proceeded to call the police department. and we sent squads over. terry: police say taratina was police say
sheldon: we are to follow breaking news tonight. an abducted one-year-old baby is found safe. adrienne: 12 news terry sater joins us live from 59th and good hope, where the baby was taken. so grateful that is good news, terry. terry: adrienne, a very happy ending out here. one-year-old taratino carter was found about four miles from here in the mother s stolen and abandoned car. police say this all started earlier tonight when the mother had her son in a car seat in the backseat and stopped at the a&s gas and convenience store and that s when someone hopped in and drove off with her baby in the backseat shortly before 6:00. she called for help and police issued an amber alert. roughly two and a half hours later a caller had found the baby and car. the grandmother says her daughter was visiting from wisconsin rapids. she s from a very small laid back community and is not accustomed to the crime we have in milwaukee and her guard was down. us out in this situation. from the