The Brief
- Timothy Olson, the man once dubbed the “Ripoff Romeo,” was sentenced on Tuesday, March 17.
- Olson was sentenced to a total of 33 years of initial confinement in prison plus 9 months in jail.
- A Milwaukee County jury on Saturday found Olson guilty of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint and other crimes.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Timothy Olson, the man once dubbed the “Ripoff Romeo,” on Tuesday, March 17 to 33 years in prison plus 9 months in jail and 24 years of extended supervision.
A Milwaukee County jury on Saturday found Olson guilty of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint and other crimes.
Found guilty
What we know:
Prosecutors charged the 55-year-old man with kidnapping, two counts of burglary, misappropriating ID info and misdemeanor resisting/obstructing an officer in the case. He was accused of kidnapping the victim, who was 79 years old at the time, at gunpoint on the day before Thanksgiving 2022.…