The Brief
- Robert Beringer and Jesse Cole have been charged with felony murder 13 years after the 2012 death of 16-year-old Corey Stingley.
- Stingley died from brain damage caused by lack of oxygen after the men restrained him for up to 10 minutes following a shoplifting attempt at a West Allis store.
- The charges follow a 2014 decision by the former District Attorney to initially decline prosecution, claiming there was no evidence of intent to harm.
MILWAUKEE – Two men are now charged with felony murder in the 2012 death of 16-year-old Corey Stingley. Stingley died after being restrained following a shoplifting incident at a West Allis convenience store in December 2012.
The men now charged in the case are 67-year-old Robert Beringer of Menomonee Falls and 39-year-old Jesse Cole of Waukesha.
2012 death investigation
The backstory:
In December 2012, police showed up to a West Allis convenience store. Corey Stingley was inside pulseless, unconscious and being held down by three men, the two defendants and Mario Laumann, who died in 2022.…