The Brief
- Two Milwaukee men, both convicted of felony murder, were sentenced to prison on Thursday.
- Prosecutors say both Gregory Hamilton and Travis Cooper killed Cory Fritz over a drug-deal-turned-setup back in 2025.
- Cooper pleaded guilty back in January, while a jury found Hamilton guilty on Aug. 13.
MILWAUKEE – Two men, both convicted of felony murder in what prosecutors described as a drug-deal-turned-setup that left Cory Fritz dead, were both sentenced to prison on Thursday, Aug. 20.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office charged Gregory Hamilton, 45, with felony murder—armed robbery, as party to a crime. A jury found Hamilton guilty on Aug. 13, the fourth day of the trial, after deliberating for roughly 25 minutes.
The other man charged in the case, 43-year-old Travis Cooper, pleaded guilty to felony murder in January.
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