Gas Station Homicide Defendant's Attempts at Tossing Evidence Fails
Waukesha County Judge Kathryn Foster rules that 21-year-old Billy Ingram was detained appropriately while Brookfield police officers were investigating a nearby home invasion.
The Brookfield police officer who detained 21-year-old Billy Ingram before his arrest on a warrant acted appropriately when he questioned Ingram while investigating a nearby burglary, Waukesha County Judge Kathryn Foster ruled on Tuesday following a three-hour hearing. Ingram is charged with the May 29 homicide of Nayyer Rana, a gas station clerk in Waukesha. Ingram’s attorney, Sam Benedict, was attempting to toss out evidence base on what Benedict felt was an illegal stop. “What is clear is in this court’s review of this record is the field interrogation was conducted by the book,” Foster said. Ingram, who had a warrant out for his arrest, was taken into custody by Brookfield police while they were investigating a May 30 home invasion. He…
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