Milwaukee inmate admits writing Trump threat letters to frame immigrant, records show
When United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicly praised the arrest of Ramon Morales-Reyes as the suspect initially believed to be responsible for writing a letter threatening to shoot President Donald J. Trump, it added fuel to the already fiery debate over immigration in America and Southeast Wisconsin.
However, Noem’s definitive identification of Morales-Reyes, 54, as the person who wrote the letter was inaccurate, according to newly filed records.
Milwaukee County prosecutors, on Monday, identified another man, Demetric Scott, as the writer, in an elaborate plot to get Morales-Reyes deported and eliminate the chance of him testifying against Scott in a violent armed robbery case.
Morales-Reyes, according to Milwaukee County Court records, identified Scott, 52, as the man who kicked him off his bicycle in September 2023 and cut him with something sharp before riding off with the bike. Scott is scheduled to stand trial in the armed robbery case next month. [Continue reading…]