Armed carjacking in Milwaukee; Defendant ID based on appearance: police

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MILWAUKEE – a 24 year old young man milwaukee The man is accused of stealing a man’s car on the city’s north side in November. The accused is Naquan Thompson.

According to the criminal complaint, milwaukee Police spoke to a man who agreed on Sunday, Nov. 10 to take home a man known as “Juju.” He gave “Juju” a ride in his 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, who told him to drive to the area near 25th and Burleigh.

After the victim and “Juju” arrived at 25th and Burleigh Street, the complaint states that “Juju” told the victim to drive to “Juju’s” grandmother’s house. “Juju” indicated that he did not know his grandmother’s address, but that he was going to tell the driver to get there. While doing this, near 28th and Chambers, the complaint says “Juju” pulled out a gun, pointed it at the victim and told him not to panic. “‘Juju’ demanded (the victim’s) money, but (the victim) had no money. ‘Juju’ approached from the passenger seat, parked the car, turned it off and told (the victim) to get out of the car. “(The victim) asked if he could at least keep his phone, but ‘Juju’ threatened him and started counting down from ten (The victim) then got out of the car and ‘Juju’ drove the car away,” the complaint states. .

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Investigators conducted multiple interviews and developed Naquan Thompson as a possible suspect, based on “Juju’s” appearance, “specifically his facial tattoos,” the complaint says.

On December 18, officers responded to the defendant’s address. When they arrived, there was a silver 2012 Volkswagen Jetta in the driveway. Officers identified it as the victim’s car “based on a sticker on the rear window and the vehicle’s Illinois license plate,” the complaint says.

Investigators spoke with the defendant’s mother at the scene. She said she didn’t know whose car was in her driveway and wanted it to be towed. Officers searched the car and confirmed it belonged to the victim. The defendant’s mother did not allow the officers to enter to see if the defendant was home.

The complaint says that on December 29, 2024, the defendant was arrested. In an interview the next day, Thompson “stated that he purchased the Jetta from a guy named ‘Bubba’ for $1,200 without a title,” the complaint says.

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Thompson made his initial appearance in Milwaukee County court on Friday, January 3. Cash bail was set at $10,000.