A 25-year-old Sheboygan man has been on the run from law enforcement. Jontavion Hampton cut off his GPS bracelet before disappearing, and he remains the subject of an active manhunt months later.
Hampton's case is now featured on FOX6 News Milwaukee's “Wisconsin's Most Wanted” series. Hampton has been evading capture, and the station reports he removed a GPS monitoring device before vanishing.
The GPS Device Allegation
Cutting off a Department of Corrections GPS monitor can be a separate crime. According to the Bucher Law Group, intentionally tampering with or removing a GPS tracking device without authorization is a Class I felony.
The Bucher Law Group discusses monitoring-center alerts and arrests related to GPS-monitor tampering, but the available source material does not establish what set the current search for Hampton into motion after his device went dark.
The Available Background on Hampton
The available source material does not document a March 2019 booking record for Hampton or establish the alleged strong-arm robbery charge.
The available source material does not identify an August 2022 appellate decision involving Hampton or establish the sentencing details described here.
The lawsuit cited in the article concerns Deon Hampton, not Jontavion Hampton.
What Wisconsin Law Says About the Search
The available source material does not establish what Wisconsin law provides regarding failing to report to jail, escaping court-ordered custody, or Huber work-release.
The article refers to Sheboygan County's Huber work-release program, but the available source material does not provide population or cost figures.
The available source material does not identify a 2017 Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II ruling addressing electronic monitoring.
Federal Marshals Join the Search
Hoodline has reported a separate Sheboygan fugitive search involving the U.S. Marshals Service and Taylor Campbell.
It remains unclear what specific pending charges or release conditions required Hampton to wear a GPS monitor in the first place, and whether Sheboygan County prosecutors have filed additional felony escape charges tied to his disappearance. Anyone with information on Hampton's whereabouts is asked to contact law enforcement.
