The Brief
- Corey Williams pleaded guilty on Feb. 12 to homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon for the July 2025 shooting death of his father.
- A judge handed down a five-year prison sentence but stayed it, instead placing Williams on five years of probation.
- Williams claimed he shot his father multiple times during a domestic dispute, after his father grabbed him and brandished a separate firearm.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man accused of shooting and killing his father in July 2025 reached a plea deal in his case.
Plea deal reached
What we know:
In Milwaukee County court on Thursday, Feb. 12, Corey Williams pleaded guilty to an amended charge of homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon. He had originally been charged with second-degree reckless homicide-use of a dangerous weapon.
The court then sentenced Williams to five years in prison plus an additional three years of extended supervision. The judge then stayed that sentence, and placed Williams on five years probation.…