REGIONAL BRIEFING

Man gets 20 years in ‘disrespect’ killing

A 61-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for the shotgun slaying of his girlfriend’s son for disrespecting the older man in his own home.

Jessie James pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge of seconddegree reckless homicide with a dangerous weapon in the Sept. 12 death of Mannix Franklin.

James told police Franklin, 21, had been staying with James and Franklin’s mother at the older couple’s apartment at Algonquin Manor, a senior complex in Brown Deer.

Upon returning home from work about 6 p.m., James told police, Franklin began arguing with his mother and wouldn’t listen to James’ demands that he leave the apartment. Finally, James got a shotgun, loaded it with one shell, pointed it at Franklin and demanded again that he leave the residence.

When Franklin mocked his threat, James pulled the trigger from about 7 feet away.

Circuit Judge Joseph Donald ordered James serve 10 years of supervised release after he gets out of prison when he would be 81. GET UP, GET OUT AND EXPLORE. There’s no resource like

3 escape, 1 rescued in Milwaukee fire

Firefighters rescued one person from a burning house on Milwaukee north’s side, officials said Thursday.

The fire was reported about 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 2700 block of N. 16 St. and firefighters saw heavy smoke when they arrived, said Deputy Fire Chief Terry Lintonen.

Three other people inside the house were able to safely leave, he said.

The fire resulted in about $40,000 worth of damage to the two-story home and $15,000 for the contents, Lintonen said.

The cause remains under investigation and the house did not have working smoke detectors, he said.