Michael Morgan Sentenced to 71 Years for Killing Two Children
A Milwaukee man was sentenced on Thursday for killing two children in arson fire Michael Morgan sentenced to 71 yrs in prison.
An arson fire occurred in October of 2015.
10-year-old Kevin Little and his two-year-old cousin Tae'najah Morgan both died in the hospital days after the fire.
On way out of courtroom he sang, "I'm still happy."
A fight nearly broke out in the courtroom and more than a dozen people were removed on Thursday just before sentencing.
Fights nearly break out in the courtroom and more than a dozen people removed just as sentencing begins for Michael Morgan pic.twitter.com/3g07Sg9Yx5
— Julie Parise (@juliecbs58) October 27, 2016
Michael Morgan was found guilty on all counts except one.
Morgan was charged with killing two children in a house fire, a blaze prosecutors say Morgan deliberately set.
10-year-old Kevin Little and his two-year-old cousin Tae'najah Morgan both died in the hospital days after the fire.
The fire happened 8 days before Kevin Little's mother, Areiel Rice would show up in court for domestic violence charges against her then-husband Michael Morgan.
Morgan was found guilty of battery, disorderly conduct, three counts of bail jumping, arson and two counts of first degree reckless homicide.