Jackson Vogel is led out of a Brown County courtroom June 4, 2025, after his conviction in the hate crime murder of his Green Bay Correctional Institution cellmate, Micah Laureano. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A Green Bay Correctional Institution inmate was convicted Wednesday of a hate crime in the killing of his cellmate.
A jury found Jackson Vogel, 25, guilty of first-degree intentional homicide as a hate crime. Vogel admitted killing Micah Laureano last Aug. 27 at the prison. Vogel told investigators he choked Laureano over his race and sexual preference.
Vogel is serving a 20-year sentence for trying to kill his mother in Two Rivers when he was 16. He faces a mandatory life prison term when he is sentenced in the homicide case on June 27.
Laureano had 18 months left on a three-year sentence for crimes in Waukesha and Columbia counties that include robbery use of force, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and substantial battery. His mother, Phyllis Laureano, says he wrote her a letter expressing concerns for his safety at the prison. The letter arrived after Laureano died.
In a separate legal action, Phyllis Laureano filed a federal civil rights lawsuit which named GBCI Warden Christopher Stevens and Wisconsin Department of Corrections Secretary Jared Hoy as defendants.
The suit claims prison officials were negligent in their duties when placing Laureano in a cell with Vogel. Since Laureano’s attorney has not done the required procedures since, Judge William Griesbach may dismiss the suit on June 23, unless specific actions are taken in the case.
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