MILWAUKEE — Despite an all-day hearing on Tuesday, no decisions have been made on whether a teen accused in the death of 35-year-old David Krause will be tried as an adult. Instead, the hearing was continued to 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Krause had been out celebrating 414 Day on April 14 and was later found shot and killed in an alley in the Walker's Point neighborhood after asking three teens for a ride during severe storms.
The teens are now facing felony murder charges. They cannot be named at this time because they are being treated legally as minors.
David's father, Kevin Krause, said the family has had to return to court again and again for multiple hearings involving each of the three teens.
"Your worst nightmare. You would never want to see inside what we've had to experience since April 14," Kevin Krause said.
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Tuesday's hearing was held to determine if one of the 16-year-olds charged in the case would be tried as an adult. At the start of the hearing, the district attorney noted the teen has a prior criminal history including possession of a dangerous weapon, car theft and battery.
Testimony came from the Department of Corrections, the teen's human services worker, and the teen's psychologists. One said he was told the teen had a traumatic upbringing.
"It's my understanding that the defendant had a rather, I believe I put it in the report a tumultuous childhood. Significant for physical and sexual abuse as well as witnessing domestic violence," Dr. Steven Steinert, a clinical psychologist, said.
Testimonies did not conclude, and no decision was made Tuesday for the teen.
Last week, Judge Milton Childs Sr. ruled that a different 16-year-old in the case will not be waived to adult court. According to a criminal complaint, that teen has five prior juvenile delinquency cases. Kevin said the judge's decision was an injustice to his family.
"We're trying to have hope, but I just don't know where to go from this based upon his decision. He certainly didn't do it for David. We love David and miss him so dearly, and we need some justice," Kevin said.
Kevin said he wanted to draw attention to what his family has been going through as the cases move through court.
"We've been here over a dozen times trying to fight for David, and honestly, it's it's unspeakable having to do it three times," Kevin said. "I'm so glad you guys are here because this message needs to get delivered to the state of what's going on in these court courtrooms. If there is not punishment, things don't change.”
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