The Brief
- A former Milwaukee group employee has been sentenced to probation.
- Prosecutors said she punched and pulled a teen to the ground during an argument.
- Court records show she was convicted of misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct.
MILWAUKEE – A former Milwaukee group home employee has been sentenced after investigators said she punched and pulled a teen to the ground during an argument in January.
Woman sentenced
In court:
Latimmia Washington, 27, was originally charged with two counts of child abuse. Court records show she pleaded guilty to lesser charges of misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct in July.
Judge Michelle Havas first sentenced Washington to time in the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center, but decided to stay that sentence and instead put Washington on two years’ probation.
Group home incident
The backstory:…