GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A teenager was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for a homicide outside a Green Bay pharmacy.
Jeremiah Robinson is now 17, but was 15 at the time of the shooting in February, 2022. He was also placed on extended supervision for 10 years by Judge Thomas Walsh. Robinson must also write a letter of apology to the victim’s family.
A statement was read on behalf of the victim’s mother. She wanted to make sure Robinson knew what the victim’s 10-year-old daughter — and the rest of the family — will miss out on because of Robinson’s actions. Other relatives also addressed the court, noting their loss.
A woman testified on Robinson’s behalf. While he needs to be held accountable, the court should not consider him a lost cause, she said.
Before the sentence was issued, Robinson declined the opportunity to address the judge.
Walsh said while Robinson had a troubled upbringing in terms of family life and schooling in Milwaukee, he’s still responsible for his actions. While no one acted perfectly during the incident, the victim didn’t deserve to die.
“This kind of thing going on in our community is completely unacceptable to the people who live here. It really is,” Walsh said. “These kinds of actions at one of our merchants is just totally unacceptable, and the public doesn’t see fit to put up with it. At the same time, the people that live in this community, I think, have a sense of mercy about them as well. You can see that in various aspects of this community, and that value runs replete throughout the justice system that runs here in the county.”
Originally charged with first-degree intentional homicide, Robinson pleaded no contest to second-degree reckless homicide.
In Wisconsin, those between 10 and 16 years of age and charged with certain homicide counts, including first-degree intentional homicide, are prosecuted in adult court. Robinson’s request to have the case moved to juvenile court was previously rejected.
