A 19-year-old woman from Wisconsin, Rae’Jianna Hall, is facing charges of reckless homicide following an incident where she allegedly stabbed her cousin in the neck. The dispute arose when her cousin, 18-year-old Jaquveon Wright, refused to assist her in securing employment at Taco Bell, where he worked. Hall is currently detained in the Milwaukee County Jail following the fatal incident on September 29.
According to the criminal complaint, a heated argument broke out between Hall and Wright in the early afternoon, which escalated into threats and ultimately resulted in Wright’s death from a neck wound. Witnesses, including family members, reported that Hall had been seeking Wright’s help in obtaining a job at his place of employment, Taco Bell.
The complaint further reveals that Wright, his girlfriend, Hall, and other family members shared a duplex in Milwaukee. On the afternoon of the incident, Hall placed a 911 call, claiming that Wright had become angry after she spat on him and subsequently hit her. She confessed to stabbing Wright, claiming it was in self-defense.
Upon arrival at the scene, police discovered Wright outside the residence, bleeding from a neck wound. Despite attempts to save him, he was pronounced dead. Hall was read her rights and interviewed by the police on the same day. She admitted to being upset with Wright for not helping her secure a job at Taco Bell. She also confessed to pepper-spraying Wright before they separated for a while.
Hall claimed that Wright later entered her room, where she swiped at him with a knife, tearing his shirt. She also alleged that Wright punched her during this confrontation, leading her to accidentally cut her own leg. She then stabbed Wright, who fled from the house. Surveillance footage confirmed Wright running from the house with a severe neck wound before collapsing.
Hall acknowledged the potential lethality of her actions but insisted that she did not intend to kill Wright. She expressed fear but did not definitively state whether the stabbing was accidental or intentional.
Wright’s mother and girlfriend also provided their accounts to the police. Wright’s mother found her son in the kitchen and Hall in a nearby bedroom, allegedly brandishing a knife and threatening Wright. Wright’s girlfriend corroborated the account of Hall’s threats and the pepper spray incident, adding that such threats were common from Hall.
Hall was arrested and charged with reckless homicide, with additional charges for domestic abuse and the use of a deadly weapon. She remains in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail with a bond set at $100,000. Her next court appearance is scheduled for October 14.