The Brief
- Charles Roby was sentenced to 32 years in prison for the 2020 death of 15-year-old Makai Neal.
- Roby had pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide and mutilating a corpse.
- The victim, Makai Neal, was found with eight gunshot wounds inside a burning vehicle.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Charles Roby on Monday, Nov. 24, to 32 years in prison plus an additional 17 years of extended supervision in connection with the death of a 15-year-old who was found inside a burning vehicle in Milwaukee.
Roby pleaded guilty in October to two of five charges against him – including first-degree reckless homicide and mutilating a corpse. The other three charges were dismissed and read into the court record for the purposes of sentencing.
Case details
What we know:
Roby was charged along with three others in the death of 15-year-old Makai Neal back in February. The three others were DJ Chandler, Shatianna Williams and Shatise Williams.
Milwaukee police said Neal was found dead inside a gray Honda Accord. The car had been set on fire near 26th and Locust on Monday night, Feb. 10.…