Accused Wis. teen in court on milk-dispute slaying

[August 24, 2009]  MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A 14-year-old Milwaukee girl accused of fatally stabbing her step-grandfather in the neck after he poured her milk down the drain is due in court for a preliminary hearing.

Labrina T. Brown has been charged in adult court with first-degree reckless homicide.

Her lawyers are expected to eventually file motions to have the case moved into juvenile court. A motion to do so would have to come after her preliminary hearing on Monday.

Milwaukee County district attorney John Chisholm has said he would oppose such a motion.

Prosecutors say Brown killed 48-year-old Robert A. Moon on Aug. 8. They say she had previously threatened Moon with knives.

Brown's attorney says the case is about more than a fight over milk and that the family has a history of domestic issues.

[Associated Press]

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