A jury convicted Lonny Mayer of solicitation and conspiracy to batter a witness. Mayer was sentenced to consecutive terms of six years’ initial confinement and five years’ extended supervision on each count. Mayer was angry about his ex-girlfriend's victim impact statement.
A 2002 Misdemeanor Case
A separate misdemeanor case dates to 2002.
Convicted on 23 Counts
A jury convicted Mayer on 23 criminal counts in May, finding him guilty of stalking, felony intimidation of a witness and threatening a prosecutor, per the same account.
The jury convicted Mayer of solicitation and conspiracy to batter a witness.
Part of a Broader Pattern in Milwaukee's Courts
A separate Milwaukee-area case involved Damian Cosme-Torres. Yahoo News and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that charges were filed against him in September 2026 and that a plea and sentencing hearing was scheduled for Oct. 29.
Jail tablets have figured in allegations of misuse, according to WTMJ. In a separate case detailed by the Milwaukee Courier, a county judge said a defendant sent between 1,200 and 1,500 intimidating threats and phone calls from a jail tablet. The Milwaukee County Board approved the jail tablet contract in 2022 by a 17-1 vote and reauthorized it in 2025, the Courier reported.
County officials have defended the tablets' broader purpose. A spokesperson for Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley said the devices were meant to help people in custody stay connected to family, legal and support services, the Courier reported. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office has said the tablets have no internet access and offer only pre-approved content, including law library materials and educational courses, and that tablet access is funded by fees from jail occupants and their families rather than taxpayer dollars, according to Yahoo News. In at least one case tied to a triple homicide, the sheriff's office said it enacted a judge's order barring a defendant from using electronic devices altogether, per the Courier's reporting.
Not every intimidation case in Milwaukee's courts has involved jail technology. In 2020, Milwaukee criminal defense lawyer Matthew Meyer was sentenced to a year in jail in a stalking case, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Taken together, the cases underscore a recurring challenge for Milwaukee prosecutors: keeping victims and witnesses safe and willing to testify even after a defendant is behind bars.
