Marvin Thomas
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man charged in connection with a Sept. 2 Brady Street hit-and-run pleaded not guilty to the charges against him on Thursday, Nov. 30. The accused is Marvin Thomas.
The hit-and-run happened at Brady and Warren around 9 p.m. that Saturday. A 30-year-old pedestrian was hit while crossing the street and taken to a hospital with a lacerated liver, broken ribs and a broken wrist. A criminal complaint states the victim was found roughly 30 feet away from the crosswalk.
More than a week after the hit-and-run, MPD announced they were looking for a silver SUV. The complaint states video showed the victim being hit and "drove over." Police looked up the SUV's registration and went to the associated address.
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There, the complaint states police found the SUV, its registered owner and Thomas – who admitted he was driving the SUV the night of the hit-and-run. He later added that nobody else drove the SUV that night and that he had the keys the whole time.
When shown surveillance of the hit-and-run, the complaint states Thomas said he was "sorry." He then admitted he knew he was driving without a valid driver's license.