Attempted Homicide Suspect Arrested in Milwaukee

A 23-year-old man suspected of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in the Milwaukee Marriott Hotel’s parking lot was taken into custody on a warrant for attempted homicide Wednesday by the Milwaukee Police Department.

Drew E. Bucholtz, of Pewaukee, was charged Tuesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with the felony. In addition to attempted homicide, Bucholtz was also charged with intimidation of a victim and theft. If convicted, he faces nearly 68 years in prison.

He was taken into custody on North Frederick Street after Milwaukee police received an anonymous tip. Milwaukee police officers found Bucholtz locked in a  bathroom after he stabbed himself in the chest.

Bucholtz is being treated for a non-life threatening injury and will be transported to the Waukesha County Jail, according to the Milwaukee Police Department.

The former couple met at the hotel on Monday, which is near the border of City of Pewaukee and Waukesha, so he could give her something. Bucholtz told the woman to close her eyes and then stabbed her in the neck with a 6-inch to 8-inch long kitchen knife, the complaint states.

Bucholtz stole the woman’s cell phone and threatened to stab her again if she called for help, the complaint states. He told her he was going to take her to the hospital, but instead they drove around for 30 minutes before they went back his home in Pewaukee.

When they arrived at the home, Bucholtz’ mother told them to go to the hospital after Bucholtz told his mother that his former girlfriend had fallen down some stairs. At the hospital, the woman told Bucholtz’s mother and a nurse that she had been stabbed, according to the complaint.

The woman told investigators that Bucholtz told her he would kill himself if she ever ended their relationship, the complaint states. In the meantime, Bucholtz fled the hospital.

The woman was transported to Froedtert Hospital for further medical treatment as the knife penetrated the main muscle on her neck, the complaint states.