Gay stylist in Salvadoran prison after disgraced cop's report
A disgraced former Milwaukee cop with credibility issues helped seal the fate of a gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to El Salvador's notorious prison, according to documents reviewed by USA TODAY.
A report approved by the police-officer-turned-prison-contractor claimed the Venezuelan man was a member of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.
But the credibility of Charles Cross, Jr., who signed the report, was so bad, prosecutors flagged him on a list of police who had been accused of lying, breaking the law or acting in a way that erodes their credibility to testify in Milwaukee County.
Cross was fired from his position as a Milwaukee Police Sergeant in 2012 after driving his car into a family’s home while intoxicated. He appealed the decision and resigned in the process, according to the department.
At the time, Cross was also being investigated for claiming overtime he allegedly hadn’t earned. USA TODAY has requested his disciplinary and employment records.
Earlier misdeeds had already landed him on the Milwaukee County Brady List, a compilation of law enforcement officers deemed by county prosecutors to have credibility issues.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2025/04/10/fired-milwaukee-police-officer-report-gay-stylist-salvadoran-prison/83005721007/
But now "yr informant" is a private prison contractor with ties to ICE. To quote Dana Carvey, "How conveeeeeenient!" Amd ot sjpws the quality of people ICE is willing to deal with....
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