Update: Death Following Incident at Milwaukee County Jail

By Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office - Nov 27th, 2020 10:35 pm

The individual involved in this incident, 38-year-old Joseph Behling, was pronounced deceased at 5:52 p.m. on Friday, November 27. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department continues to conduct an independent external investigation into this incident.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

Mentioned in This Press Release

People: Joseph Behling

Government: Waukesha County

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