Jackson Vogel enters a Brown County courtroom Oct. 3, 2024. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Green Bay Correctional Institution inmate Jackson Vogel was ordered Thursday to stand trial for allegedly killing his cellmate, Micah Laureano.
Vogel is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for Laureano’s Aug. 27 death at the Allouez prison. The charges include hate crime enhancers, as Vogel allegedly targeted Laureano due to his race and sexual preference.
Vogel told police he choked Laureano.
Brown Co. Sheriff Sgt. Justin Raska testified Thursday at a preliminary hearing that Vogel confessed to the murder. Vogel was then bound over for trial. Arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 15.
Defense attorney Ann Larsen said she anticipates filing a speedy trial demand, which would require a trial within three months of the arraignment.
Laureano had 18 months left on a 3-year sentence for crimes in Waukesha and Columbia counties that include robbery use of force, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and substantial battery. Vogel is serving a 20-year sentence for trying to kill his mother in Two Rivers when he was 16.
Phyllis Laureano, Micah’s mother, says she is looking into filing a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit, contending Micah should not have been placed in the same cell as Vogel.
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