MPD officer arrested; significant allegations of 'criminal misconduct'

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14-03-2025

The Brief
A Milwaukee Police Department officer has been arrested following an investigation into criminal misconduct.
The officer, identified in a criminal complaint as Juwon Madlock, has resigned from the department.
This is an open and ongoing investigation led by the FBI.
MILWAUKEE - A police officer with the Milwaukee Police Department has been arrested following allegations of criminal misconduct, the Milwaukee Police Department announced on Friday, March 14.
The criminal complaint associated with this case identifies the officer as 29-year-old Juwon Madlock.
What we know
The Milwaukee Police Department said in a news release that they recently became aware of significant allegations of criminal misconduct involving one of its members. As a result, the MPD Internal Affairs Division (IAD) in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated an investigation into the misconduct.
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According to the criminal complaint, the FBI and its law enforcement partners were conducting a criminal investigation into a convicted felon for firearm offenses. As part of that probe, they searched the felon's electronic devices. The complaint says that "review uncovered text messages between (the felon) and Milwaukee Police Officer Madlock. Those text messages…reflected criminal misconduct by Madlock."
Law enforcement later got permission to search Madlock's home, vehicle and phones for additional evidence of offenses. At Madlock's home, "they recovered a firearm equipped with a conversion device that rendered the weapon a machinegun under federal law," the complaint says. Madlock spoke with federal agents and "admitted that the firearm equipped with the conversion device was his," the complaint says.
What we know
On Thursday, Feb. 13, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the felon's residence in Greenfield. Officers located the felon and recovered multiple firearms, firearm boxes, "as well as a loaded magazine for an AR15 style firearm," the complaint says. Also at the residence, investigators located an SUV which had been reported stolen in 2024 from Hammond, Indiana.
Law enforcement also recovered a cellphone from the Greenfield residence. When investigators reviewed the contents of the phone, they discovered a text message thread between the felon and a contact name of "Wuan." Investigators identified the owner of the phone number as Juwon Madlock, the defendant. According to the criminal complaint, the text thread includes discussions between the felon and Officer Madlock about "the possibility that 'the feds' may be involved in certain investigations." The court filings also show Madlock offered the felon ammunition, the use of one of his firearms, addresses to suspected rivals of a Milwaukee street gang, the exchange of fake identification cards and fraudulent license plates, and he identified to the felon "specific members of the Milwaukee Police Department engaged in various enforcement actions."
On March 12, Madlock was asked to report to the Internal Affairs division of the Milwaukee Police Department. Madlock was interviewed and asked about text messages where Madlock provides the felon with the addresses of the felon's suspected rivals. The complaint says Madlock "acknowledged that when Madlock sent those text messages, Madlock knew (the felon) intended to hurt his rivals, but Madlock claimed he thought (the felon) would merely beat them up."
After the interview began, law enforcement recovered a handgun affixed with a machinegun conversion device. When investigators showed Madlock a picture of the gun, he acknowledged the gun was his, the complaint says. He "claimed the gun did not have a conversion device on it when he bought it," the complaint says, and "he did not know it had a conversion device on it."
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According to the criminal complaint, Madlock "denied providing (the felon) with sensitive information and stated, in essence, that (the felon) was a source of information for him, in his capacity as a police officer. Interviewers asked Madlock if he had formally signed (the felon) up as a confidential source; he had not." The complaint also says Madlock could not show investigators instances where he had communicated information given to him from the felon as a confidential source.
What they're saying
"Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman expects all members, sworn and civilian, to demonstrate the highest ethical standards in the performance of their duties and was extremely disappointed to learn about the misconduct in this case. Chief Norman wants to remind the public that everyone is afforded the right of due process under the law, and as such, are innocent until proven guilty," the Milwaukee Police Department said in a news release.
The police officer, who has nearly 10 years of service, has resigned from the department.
What's next
This is an open and ongoing investigation led by the FBI. MPD is acting in full cooperation with this agency.
The Source
The information in this report was provided by the Milwaukee Police Department.