Theodore Edgecomb is 32 years old charged with first-degree murder intentional homicide on Sept. 22, 2020. He shot Jason Cleereman, 54, a Milwaukee immigration attorney and advocate.
Theodore Edgecomb killed a Milwaukee immigration attorney who was the passenger in a car while Edgecomb was on a bicycle.
A Video showed following Cleereman’s vehicle onto the Holton Street Bridge, the Milwaukee attorney hopped out, and Edgecomb shot and killed him.
Milwaukee: Who Is Theodore Edgecomb?
In a developing story of Theodore Edgecomb, the trial defence team argues the shooting was self-defence. He is a 32-year-old man charged with first-degree intentional homicide in September 2020.
He was arrested for the shooting of Milwaukee attorney Jason Cleereman.
Theodore pleaded guilty to two bail jumping counts related to the case.
On Wednesday, the prosecution told the jury that the shooting of Cleereman was horrible and senseless.
They even added Edgecomb knew before going on the run for months.
Since his arrest in Kentucky nearly six months after the shooting, Theodore has remained in custody.
He was released on bond in a domestic violence case at the time and ordered not to possess any weapons.
Edgecomb’s defence said it was self-defence, that Cleereman was the aggressor.
The On-Going Trial Of Jason Cleereman Shooting
During opening statements, Defense Attorney B’Ivory LaMarr questioned Cleereman’s wife’s love for her husband.
He said that the Cleeremans stuck Edgecomb on a bicycle, and that prompted Cleereman to yell a racial slur.
Moreover, the incident led to Edgecomb punching Cleereman through the car window. Prosecutors say that’s why the Cleeremans pulled over.
Grant Huebner, the prosecutor, said that he was getting ready to confront the defendant who had just pulled up on a bike punched him in the face.
What began as road rage on Milwaukee’s east side in September 2020 between a cyclist and a car passenger had a tragic end in deadly gunfire.
Edgecomb’s Prosecutors said he dressed in a suit and tie for his homicide trial intentionally killed immigration attorney Jason Cleereman.
More On Theodore Edgecomb Case Update.
Theodore Edgecomb murder case is an ongoing trial, and the prosecutor demands the case be heard as self-defence.
As both sides attorneys presented the two very different sides, some first witnesses took the stand.
Jurors also watched body camera footage from an officer on the scene, showing Cleereman on the ground.
Another detective testified they found money, closed pocketknife keys on the victim, and a 9 mm bullet.
Judge Borkowski on Tuesday dismissed the original jury pool after some potential jurors were shown on the courthouse’s camera system.
Huebner told the jurors during opening statements Wednesday that Cleereman’s wife swerved to avoid hitting Edgecomb, who then punched her husband so hard in the face it knocked his glasses off.