Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Jeremiah Johnson And Diamond P. Harris, Both 17 Charged Along With Antoine Alphonse Jr. In Connection With Emilio Garza's Murder, A Milwaukee Southside Elote Street Vendor

Both Harris and Alphonse Jr. are facing life in prison and Johnson is facing 12 years in prison, if convicted for the August 28 homicide of Emilio Garza, birth name Filigonio Ramirez Montes, a Southside Elote street vendor.

By H. Nelson Goodson 
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 16, 2020

Milwaukee, WI - On Wednesday, Jeremiah Johnson, 17, and Diamond P. Harris, 17, were charged with multiple felonies in connection with the August 28, 2020 murder of Emilio Garza, birth name Filigonio Ramirez Montes, a Southside Elote (corn on the cob) street vendor. Johnson was charged with two felony counts each for taking a vehicle without consent and party to a crime. If convicted, Johnson is facing up to 12 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines. Johnson is out of custody and has a Milwaukee County court preliminary hearing on January 8, 2021.

Harris was charged with one count for felony murder while armed and party to a crime, one count for armed robbery and party to a crime and two counts each for taking vehicle without consent and party to a crime. If convicted, Harris is facing up to 107 years in prison and up to $210,000 in fines. Harris was set a $250,000 cash bail. Harris has a Milwaukee County court preliminary hearing on September 25, 2020.

Antoine Alphonse Jr., 30, was charged on September 8, 2020 for the murder of Ramirez Montes. Alphonse Jr. was charged with one felony count of 1st-degree intentional homicide including party to a crime and one felony count of armed robbery including party to a crime. If convicted, Alphonse Jr. is facing life in prison along with an additional 208 years in prison and he may be fined up to $450,000.

Alphonse Jr.'s bond was set at $200,000 cash. His Milwaukee County court preliminary hearing is set for September 17, 2020.

According to the criminal complaint, Alphonse Jr., was connected to the Ramirez Montes homicide case by forensic evidence of a spent 9mm casting recovered at an earlier armed robbery crime of a pizza delivery man on the same day. Alphonse Jr. is accused of firing multiple shots at the crime scene and police recovered 9mm castings at the scene where the pizza delivery man was robbed, which matched the same 9mm spent castings recovered at the Ramirez Montes homicide scene at the 2100 block of S. 11th Street.


Alphonse Jr. and Harris took more than $135 from Ramirez Montes after beating him, kicking him and firing 9 shots at the victim who died at the scene. The Ramirez Montes homicide was video recorded by an outdoor home video surveillance camera.


According to the autopsy report, Dr. Brian Peterson, a Forensic Pathologist for the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, performed an autopsy on August 31, 2020 on the victim, Filigonio Ramirez Montes, and ruled his death a homicide. Dr. Peterson located nine gunshots to the victim which occurred to the right side of the victim's chest, outside left calf, inside left calf, left upper arm, left of back near arm pit, left side of back, right side of lower back, midline mid-back, and left side of groin.




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