Former hotel bellhop pleads guilty to battery in Milwaukee man’s death

Former Milwaukee hotel bellhop Herbert Williamson pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor battery in connection with a dogpile that led to the death of D’Vontaye Mitchell in June 2024. Prosecutors initially charged Williamson with felony murder, but reduced the charge in exchange for his guilty plea and promise to testify. Three other former Hyatt employees were also charged. Surveillance video shows Mitchell being pinned down for several minutes, leading to his death. The medical examiner ruled it a homicide. Mitchell’s family’s attorneys have compared his death to that of George Floyd.