Man charged in shooting death

Victim’s body dumped from car

A 25-year-old man was shot in the head during an argument with an acquaintance while inside a car on I-894 and then dumped outside a house on Milwaukee’s south side, according to a criminal complaint released Monday.

The victim, Randall R. Radtke, was found in the 800 block of W. Hayes Ave. shortly before 11 p.m. April 20 and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Milwaukee police.

Andrew M. Scholz, 30, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon in Radtke’s death and faces an

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additional charge of possessing a firearm as a felon. His bail was set at $100,000 on Sunday, and he is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on May 13.

The driver, Claytin E. Krimmer, 32, is charged in the case with harboring or aiding a felon.

According to the criminal complaint:

Krimmer told detectives that Radtke was shot by “Ghost,” who was identified as Scholz. On the day of the shooting, Scholz and Radtke drove to Krimmer’s house and picked him up.

Krimmer said he could tell “they were messed up,” appearing to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Scholz was driving and nearly hit another vehicle on the freeway, so Krimmer told him to pull over so he could take the wheel, the complaint says.

With Krimmer driving, they went to Waukesha to visit a friend. On the way back to Milwaukee, Krimmer again was driving, with Radtke in the front passenger seat and Scholz sitting behind Radtke. A woman also was in the car.

Scholz and Radtke were arguing, and Scholz held a gun to Radtke’s head, Krimmer told police.

As Krimmer drove on I-894, possibly near Loomis Road, Scholz shot Radtke, the complaint says, adding that Krimmer pulled off the freeway on the city’s south side, near S. 9th St. and W. Hayes Ave., and they pushed Radtke’s body out of the car.

Detectives also interviewed Krimmer’s girlfriend, who said that shortly before midnight on the day Radtke was shot she heard Krimmer and Scholz come inside her house on the city’s south side.

She walked into the kitchen and saw blood on Scholz’s clothing and shoes, the complaint says, and Krimmer asked her to help clean it up and took a shower while she used peroxide on the carpeting. She said Scholz appeared to be drunk.

She told police she asked Krimmer what happened, but he said he didn’t want to talk about it.

Scholz has a prior armed robbery conviction in Brown County. He was sentenced in April 2010 to five years in prison and five years on extended supervision.