Ben Jordan
Lighthouse Journalist at WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee, WI)
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6 days ago |
tmj4.com | Ben Jordan |Tony Aria
WEST ALLIS — Two West Allis Fire Department administrators are now on paid leave amid an internal investigation. The latest involves the deputy fire chief. City leaders refused to share details about the latest allegations with TMJ4 News. This comes after TMJ4 received a tip into our newsroom sharing this internal West Allis Fire Department memo that was sent to staff on Tuesday. The city attorney confirms an outside agency is investigating Deputy Fire Chief Michael Wright.
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1 week ago |
tmj4.com | Ben Jordan |Tony Aria
MILWAUKEE — A 14-year-old boy is now being tried as an adult for two dozen felonies leading up to a crash that killed a motorcyclist named Marc Jones last summer. Marc was driving through Walker's Point near 1st and Walker on July 27 when he was hit by a car fleeing police. “Zy'kevious didn't just take one life, he took pieces of a thousand lives,” Marc’s mother Marsha Jones said. Zy'kevious Joshua-Alexander was just waived from juvenile to criminal court.
'I was under character attack': Franklin Mayor denies police misconduct allegations during town hall
2 weeks ago |
tmj4.com | Ben Jordan |Tony Aria
FRANKLIN — Franklin’s mayor defended himself Wednesday night at a town hall he called to address nearly 20 misconduct allegations, including sexual harassment, during his time as a Waterford police lieutenant. RELATED: Franklin mayor’s disciplinary record at MCSO shows allegations of sexual harassment and cheating on examMayor Nelson says he covered the costs of the ‘private’ town hall and he also set the rules.
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2 weeks ago |
tmj4.com | Ben Jordan |Tony Aria
FRANKLIN — Franklin’s mayor is calling a town hall meeting to respond to nearly 20 misconduct allegations, including sexual harassment, during his time as a lieutenant with the Waterford Police Department. TMJ4’s Lighthouse team found the misconduct allegations aren’t just in Waterford. Mayor John Nelson spent months fighting in court to also have his records with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office sealed. Nelson spent 26 years with the MCSO up until about a decade ago.
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2 weeks ago |
tmj4.com | Ben Jordan |Tony Aria
FRANKLIN, Wis. — Franklin’s mayor is responding to nearly 20 misconduct allegations during his time as a lieutenant with the Waterford Police Department. “They were looking for anything they could do to slander us, to put us in a box, put us in a corner, and make us look terrible,” Mayor John Nelson said. In an exclusive interview with TMJ4 News, Nelson defended himself after police records from the Town of Waterford were finally made public, despite filing lawsuits to keep them private.
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