Jacarie Robinson's death; Milwaukee father in custody
MILWAUKEE - One of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted is now in custody.
The Milwaukee Police Department confirmed 45-year-old Romuan Moye, the father accused of starving his son to death, is in custody. He faces one count of first-degree reckless homicide and three counts of chronic neglect of a child, and was also charged for failing to report his son's death.
A warrant had been out for his arrest since October.
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The body of 12-year-old Jacarie Robinson was found inside his father’s home near 39th and Elmhurst.
Romuan Moye
Investigators said two weeks before the boy's body was found, his siblings were sent away. An older brother grew suspicious and found the 12-year-old covered with a blanket on the living room floor, decomposing.
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He also had multiple broken bones and was malnourished, per autopsy results.
Milwaukee boy found dead, man now charged with reckless homicide
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office has now charged a man with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of 12-year-old Jacorie Robinson.
Police confirmed Moye was taken into custody on Sunday, Feb. 25. He had a court appearance on Monday, Feb. 26, where his cash bond has been set at $500,000.
He has been ordered to have no contact with his surviving children.
Moye is due back in court on March 4.