A Wisconsin man who was out on bail after pleading guilty in mid-August to sexually assaulting a minor in 2020 is now accused of killing his ex-girlfriend days after a judge denied a request to hold him in jail while awaiting his sentencing, according to authorities.
Ernest Terrell Blakney, a 47-year-old fugitive and convicted pedophile, is being accused by prosecutors of fatally shooting Nikia Rogers on Aug. 25 and then setting his Milwaukee home on fire, according to a criminal complaint.
Milwaukee police and fire officials jointly responded to a “house fire” call shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 25, and while attempting to extinguish the blaze, authorities discovered a body, later identified as Rogers, inside the home….