Jury finds man guilty in 2013 shooting death, armed robbery of 19-year-old Jerry Davis Jr.

More than five years after 19-year-old Jerry Davis Jr. was found dead on a Milwaukee street, a jury on Monday found a 40-year-old Milwaukee man guilty in his killing.

The jury convicted Demetrius Pugh of first-degree reckless homicide and armed robbery.

Davis was found Nov. 2, 2013, after a shooting in the 4700 block of North 50th Street. He suffered four gunshot wounds to the abdomen, chest, arm and back.

A witness told police that Davis entered an SUV to sell pills to Pugh and two other men, but the SUV began driving and swerving. The witness followed the SUV until it stopped, and then the witness heard five to six gunshots. When it pulled away, the witness found Davis in the street.

The witness saw Pugh in the SUV when the dome light of the vehicle turned on, and he was able to identify Pugh in a photo lineup.

The witness said Davis was missing a cellphone and about $500. Davis also was missing the Gucci belt he had been wearing, with his pants pulled down. 

Another witness, who said she was given Davis' phone by Pugh, said she heard Pugh and the two other men talking after the incident.

"Jerry got got," she heard them say, referring to a robbery or beating. "He done."

A separate confidential witness said Pugh had a Gucci belt and drugs after the incident. Pugh told the witness he had robbed someone and shot him, referring to Davis.

The verdicts came after a four-day trial and prompted a woman sitting on the defense side of the courtroom to yell to the other side, "He didn't kill your son!"

The woman was taken out of the courtroom and as Pugh was being led out, he suddenly fell to the floor, where he stayed for a few minutes until court officials were able to pick him up.

The sentencing hearing for Pugh is scheduled for Aug. 23. The maximum sentence for the felony count of first-degree reckless homicide is 60 years, as well as five more years for using a dangerous weapon. Pugh could also face up to 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine for the felony count of armed robbery.