The Brief
- Rashamba Claybrooks was sentenced to 24 years in prison for a fatal 2025 apartment fire.
- The Milwaukee Police Department said the fire happened around 2:20 p.m. near 30th and Capitol in April 2025.
- A 71-year-old man was found unconscious in his unit and later died.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Rashamba Claybrooks to 24 years in prison, followed by eight years of extended supervision, for her role in a fatal 2025 apartment fire in Milwaukee.
Claybrooks pleaded guilty to one count of felony murder—arson of a building, and one count of arson of property other than a building during a plea hearing in April 2026.
Case details
The backstory:
Investigators said Claybrooks started a fire in her boyfriend’s apartment near 30th and Capitol on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. …