A former Milwaukee security guard is pleading guilty to felony murder for the death of a man outside a hotel last summer.
Todd Erickson initially pleaded not guilty for the murder of D’Vontaye Mitchell, but changed his plea today. Investigators say he and three other suspects reported Mitchell trying to enter a women’s restroom at the hotel. Video surveillance shows Mitchell being taken outside and four suspects holding him down for eight minutes while he complained that he couldn’t breathe. The Medical Examiner’s Office says Mitchell died from restraint asphyxia while he was being held down. All four suspects are expected to be sentenced in early September.
