Bail set at $1.5M for teen accused in Fox River Mall shooting
Dezman Ellis appears in Outagamie County court Feb. 8, 2021. (Image courtesy Outagamie County courts/Pexip)
APPLETON, Wis. - A judge on Monday, Feb. 8 set bail at $1.5 million cash for a teenager charged in a fatal shooting at a shopping mall in eastern Wisconsin.
Dezman Ellis, 17, of Oshkosh, made his first appearance in Outagamie County Court on charges of first degree intentional homicide and first degree recklessly endangering safety. Ellis was transferred on Friday from Iowa, where he fled after the Jan. 31 shooting.
Ellis is accused of killing Jovanni Frausto, 19, at the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute during an argument over a girl. A bystander was wounded, and the shooting forced people to shelter in place inside the suburban Appleton mall while police combed the building.
Shooting at Fox River Mall in Grand Chute
Frausto's mother and father were allowed to speak during Monday’s hearing, although a judge at one point stopped the victim's mother from talking, WBAY reported.
Shooting at Fox River Mall in Grand Chute
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Attorneys for Ellis argued that their client, a senior at Oshkosh North High School, has a job at an area restaurant and has no prior adult criminal history. They argued for $50,000 bail.
The state cited the seriousness of the charges and argued that Ellis is a flight risk, having already fled law enforcement.
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