George Webb shooting: Women accused in court for preliminary hearing
MILWAUKEE - The two women charged in connection with the shooting of an employee at a George Webb restaurant in Wauwatosa in January appeared in Milwaukee County court for preliminary hearings on Thursday, April 21.
Breanta Johnson waived her right to a preliminary hearing. The court then found probable cause and bound her over for trial. Breanta Johnson then pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.
A preliminary hearing was held for Bryanna Johnson. A Wauwatosa detective testified in that hearing. Then the defense argued a motion to dismiss the charges against Bryanna Johnson. That was denied. The court then found probable cause and bound Bryanna Johnson over for trial.
Case details
According to the criminal complaint, officers were dispatched to the George Webb restaurant near 122nd and North Avenue in Wauwatosa on Jan. 30. When they arrived on the scene, they found a 26-year-old man who was lying on the ground next to the cash register. He had a gunshot wound to the right side of his face.
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Police interviewed another employee at the restaurant who said "he observed four females sitting in a corner booth who were impatient and rude," the complaint says. They began arguing with this employee and the shooting victim "because their food was not getting served fast enough." When the women were asked to leave the restaurant, one exited the restaurant briefly and then returned. The complaint says the "four women were up by the register" -- and one woman in a blue hoodie punched the shooting victim. "The other woman pulled out a handgun and fired one round at (the victim) striking him in the face while (the victim) was lying on the ground," the complaint says.
Investigators recovered and reviewed surveillance video from the incident. The video shows after the shots were fired, one of the women then "stomps (the victim) in the face" before all four women fled the scene.
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On Feb. 4, the complaint says police interviewed Breanta Johnson. Johnson told officers that she and her group had a verbal confrontation with the shooting victim, that she retrieved her handgun for a truck, and returned to the restaurant. The complaint says Johnson "produced the handgun from her jacket pocket. Breanta Johnson stated that she punched (the victim) in the face, knocking him to the ground. Breanta Johnson said that after (the victim) was knocked to the ground, she kicked (the victim) in the head." In addition, Johnson stated "she did not remember who or how the gun was taken from her during the altercation, stating she 'blacked out' at that point during the fight."
Both women will be back in court on May 18 – Breanta Johnson for a bail/bond hearing and Bryanna Johnson for an arraignment.