Armed hand robberies, car theft, police search; Milwaukee man accused

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Milwaukee – A Milwaukee man was accused of a dozen serious crimes after prosecutors say he stole and tried to steal several people after they left him in his workplace.

Prosecutors say that he also stole a car and directed the police in a persecution of 21 miles before being arrested, all of which happened the same day.

Davion Cade, 19, is accused of the following of the incidents that occurred on February 19, 2025:

• Armed robbery
• Armed robbery
• Cars theft attempt: possession of a weapon
• Car jacking: possession of a weapon
• Theft with force use
• Cars theft attempt: Use of force
• Armed robbery attempt
• Cars theft attempt: possession of a weapon
• 1st degree that endangers reckless security
• Second grade security that endangers security
• Theft with threat of strength
• Operate a vehicle to flee/avoid an officer

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First incident

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According to the criminal complaint, on February 19, 2025, just before 8 am, Milwaukee Police detectives were assigned to investigate an armed robbery that occurred near Oakland and Hartford near the UW-Milwaukee campus.

There they talked to the person who was stolen, an MCTS employee who said he and his partner stopped in 7-11. He said both were in a vehicle, and his partner, the driver, went out for a 7-11 snack. While sitting in the passenger seat, a person, later identified as the defendant Davion Cade, approached the vehicle and opened the rear passenger door. The MCTS employee left the car and that was when Cade pointed him with a gun and declared that he wanted the vehicle’s keys, according to the complaint.

The MCTS employee told Cade that he didn’t have the keys, but his partner did. The MCTS employee withdrew from the vehicle and escaped, while Cade sat in the driver’s seat. The MCTS employee was able to mark a spectator and ask for help. The MCTS employee recalled that he left both his cell phone and a laptop in the vehicle, which were missing when he returned, according to the complaint.

Initial Davion Cade identification

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The complaint continues to state that the MCTS employee could describe the person to the police. A person within 7-11 also recorded the incident in the cell phone video.

While the officers were investigating the robbery, a man reached 7-11 and approached the officers. He told the officers that he had taken his son to near Pope John’s early that morning and wondered what had happened. A detective spoke with the man and asked what his son was carrying that morning. The detective showed the video of the robbery cell phone, and the man identified the person with the weapon in the video as his son, Davion Cade, according to the complaint.

Event sequence

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Car theft

The complaint continues to say that less than one block away, around 9:05 am, the detectives were called to a theft of armed cars. They talked to the victim, who said that the man, later identified as Cade, approached his car and pointed him with a gun, demanding that he leave. She gave her the keys and her phone, and he left. The vehicle recovered later in the direction of Cade’s mother. The complaint indicates that Cade’s mother conducts a tan appointment.

Heist

Around 11:25 am, the officers responded to the area of ​​Dousman and Auer for another robbery. There, the officers talked to a person who said he was sitting in his vehicle when a person then identified as Cade was approached. Cade said he was going to kill him if he didn’t give him his belongings. He gave Cade his gloves and sunglasses, and the person moved away in a tanned Buick appointment.

The complaint continues to state that in the same place, the officers spoke with another person who said he was entering a building when a person, later identified as Cade, approached her and said: “Give me your bag.” Cade grabbed his bag and when he tried to remove it, Cade grabbed his “I will kill you” jacket. She released the bag that had her wallet.

The officers obtained a video of surveillance of the robberies and identified Cade walking through a garbage container. The officers recorded the garbage container and found the laptop that belonged to the MCTS employee.

Car theft attempt

The complaint continues to state that around 12:15 pm, the police responded to the area of ​​Fratney and Nash for an attempt to theft of cars. There, the officers spoke with a person who said he was sitting in his vehicle and talking on the phone when an unknown person, later identified as Cade, approached him and said: “I have been waiting for this, I execute those keys, you know . What is this “. The person tried to get away from Cade, but Cade continued to demand the keys and “hit.”

The complaint continues to say that they exchanged blows and “fought” and rolled on the floor. Finally, the person ran into a nearby business to get away from Cade and told people inside someone who tried to steal him. He told the officers that Cade entered a tanned SUV and left, and the surveillance video confirmed it. The video also represents the person, CADE, wearing clothes similar to that described by other victims.

Armed robbery attempt

The complaint continues to state that around 12:45 pm, just a few blocks from the anterior incident, the police responded to investigate another armed robbery attempt. The detectives talked to a person who said he was having lunch in his work truck when an unknown person, later identified as Cade, approached his truck and began talking to him. When the person returned to work, Cade showed a knife, saying: “Give me your keys or kill you.” The person refused and Cade began to balance the knife, according to the complaint.

There was a fight, and the person finally escaped, shouting for help. Cade approached him in a snow bank, but the person was able to stop Cade until the person’s co -worker approached Cade. They told the police that Cade got into such a Buick SUV before driving. The co -worker took photos of Cade and Buick and showed them to the police, who identified him as the person involved in the other incidents, according to the complaint.

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Police persecution

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The complaint continues to say that later in the day, the officers received an almost the same office so Buick Rendezvous that is seen in the same 7-11 store of the first incident.

The officers led to that area and saw the same Buick driving to them, so they activated their lights and sirens to make a traffic stop, but the driver did not stop and began a search, according to the complaint.

The complaint continues to state that the search lasted about 27 minutes and covered 21 miles. During that persecution, the driver made numerous stop signals and red lights, led to the approaching traffic, led to an sidewalk and drove more than double the speed limit published in a school zone. Whitfish Bay police officers deployed sticks that caused the Buick to stop moving. The driver came out and escaped, but the officers could catch up and apprehend it, identifying it as a cade, according to the complaint.

A search in the Buick found a driver’s license and an email belonging to one of the victims of the previous incidents.

All victims of theft and car theft incidents identified Davion Cade in a photo matrix while the person who took or tried to steal them, according to the complaint.

Judicial procedures

What follows?

Davion Cade had its initial appearance in the Court on February 22, where the cash bonus was set at $ 100,000.

A preliminary audience is scheduled for Friday, February 28.