Update 4/5/24 at 7:50 p.m. — A man who owns a house at 39th St. and Oklahoma Ave. is being held in the Milwaukee County Jail in connection to the severed leg investigation.
According to TMJ4 News, booking records show the man in jail lives in the upper unit of the home. The man has not been criminally charged.
The FBI is now assisting the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation.
Law enforcement continues to process a scene that’s inside the home. Neighbors told TMJ4 that law enforcement raided the home Thursday afternoon.
Update 4/4/24 at 7:45 p.m. — A person of interest is in custody related to the severed leg found in Cudahy on Tuesday.
Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office was previously investigating the discovery as a death. It is now being investigated as a homicide.
The sheriff’s office confirmed that a heavy law-enforcement presence of multiple agencies was on scene at S. 39th St. in the City of Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon. MCSO said they believe the location is related to the discovery of the leg at Warnimont Park in Cudahy.
The investigation is ongoing.
CUDAHY, Wis. — A severed human leg was discovered along Lake Michigan at a park in Cudahy on Tuesday.
Cudahy police recieved a call about a leg in or near the water at Warnimont Park on S. Lake Dr. around 5:30 p.m. Police located it just east of the park’s golf course by the pump house.
Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is now leading the investigation. They have yet to release any further information.