US Edition'You're a Killing Machine': Judge Sentences Vogel to Life in Prison without Parole for Hate Homicide in Prison
- On June 27, Jackson Vogel, 25, was sentenced to life imprisonment without the chance of parole for the fatal strangulation of 19-year-old Micah Laureano, who was his cellmate at the Green Bay prison.
- The killing took place on August 27, 2024, when Vogel confessed to incapacitating Laureano, binding his wrists and ankles with orange fabric, and strangling him, motivated by Laureano’s race and sexual orientation.
- Laureano had been incarcerated at the maximum security Green Bay Correctional Institution for about four and a half months, serving a three-year term related to assault and stealing a vehicle, while Vogel had been imprisoned for six years due to violent offenses.
- Judge Donald Zuidmulder referred to Vogel as a "killing machine" and denied him eligibility for extended supervision, while Brown County's prosecuting attorney Caleb Saunders characterized the homicide as driven by deep-seated hatred that poses significant challenges to rehabilitation.
- Laureano's mother filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Department of Corrections failed to protect her son, and Governor Tony Evers proposed closing the historic prison as part of state system reform.
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Shocking Courtroom Moment: Judge Calls Inmate a “Killing Machine” After Gruesome Prison Murder
Bartow, FL (33830)- — A Florida inmate was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the brutal murder of his cellmate in what the judge described as a hate-driven killing. The sentencing took place at the Polk County Courthouse, where Circuit Judge Michael Andrews delivered a scathing rebuke of the convicted man’s actions, calling him a “killing machine.” “You are not just dangerous,” Judge Andrews said from the bench. “You are a killing machin…
Judge calls man "a killing machine" before sentencing him to life in prison
A man accused of killing his cellmate at Green Bay Correctional Institution will serve life in prison.Jackson Vogel went before a judge this morning to request the possibility of supervised release, in the event he's ever released from prison for murdering Micah Laureano.He told the judge that even though he didn't understand emotion, that he was sorry for what he had done.However, the judge responded to Vogel by calling him a "killing machine" …
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