'No face no case!': Murder suspect allegedly tried taking out witnesses from jail, cried once he got in front of a judge

DeAndre Williams

Inset: DeAndre Williams (Milwaukee County Jail). Background: Williams during his first hearing on solicitation of homicide charges (WITI).

A Wisconsin man already accused of murder allegedly tried to hire one of his fellow inmates to kill witnesses in his case.

DeAndre Williams, 22, stands accused of four counts of solicitation of first-degree intentional homicide, according to court records. Williams appeared before a court commissioner in Milwaukee on Saturday on the new charges.

Commissioner Barry Phillips, who was presiding over the hearing, detailed some of the allegations, according to a video of the proceeding posted by local Fox affiliate WITI.

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“You allegedly told your cellmate, “She knows how I get down, so slide on her and shut her up, too,'” Phillips said. “Now that’s some devious stuff right there.”

It was at this point Williams put his hand in his sleeve at started crying. But Phillips wasn’t having any of it.

“I think it’s ironic that you’ve been in court the whole time crying, because when I read the allegations against you, it’s not allegations of someone that cries,” Phillips said. “But you’re in court crying. It’s too late for that.”

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WITI obtained a copy of the criminal complaint that said Williams approached the inmate whom he thought was being released from jail soon. Williams reportedly compiled a list of 10 names of witnesses and those who could speak to his character.

“No face no case!” Williams allegedly said.

The inmate went to his lawyer to report Williams’ request.

Williams is accused of murdering 17-year-old Romell Campbell outside a liquor store in September 2024. Cops placed him on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted list earlier this year which led to Williams turning himself into police. Citing a probable cause arrest affidavit, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that in the moments leading up to the incident, he was inside the store and upset about the recent death of a friend.

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