Racine County Jail homicide, man sentenced to 40 years in prison

The Brief

  • A man was sentenced to prison for killing a fellow Racine County Jail inmate.
  • He was in jail at the time for an attempted homicide case.
  • Prosecutors said the attack was so severe, the victim inhaled several of his teeth.

RACINE, Wis. A man was sentenced to decades in prison on Friday for killing a fellow inmate at the Racine County Jail.

In court

The details:

Prosecutors charged 30-year-old Davonte Carraway with first-degree intentional homicide for the death of Joseph Lee. In December, a jury found him guilty of a lesser charge of first-degree reckless homicide.

Court records show a judge sentenced Carraway to 40 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision on Friday, Feb. 13.

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