Fond du Lac man accused of murder going to trial

A Fond du Lac man accused of stabbing a man to death in Oshkosh over the summer will go to trial next year for the 1st-Degree Intentional Homicide charge.

20-year-old Daunte Riley appeared by video yesterday in Winnebago County Circuit Court where a motion hearing was scheduled for May 7, of next year and a jury trial was scheduled for September 22.

Riley is accused of killing 27-year-old Walter Brooks on the night of July 5th in Menominee Park in Oshkosh after a reported fight broke out.

After investigating the crime scene, a suspect vehicle was noted and that vehicle was seen entering Fond du Lac around midnight that night. Police in Fond du Lac familiar with the registered owner went to an address on east Johnson Street where the vehicle was known to be, and found it parked there. Police and sheriff’s deputies surrounded the house until Oshkosh authorities could arrive to question Riley. He was subsequently taken into custody and charged with First-Degree Intentional Homicide and Disorderly Conduct – Use of a Dangerous Weapon.

Riley is currently being held in custody in Winnebago County on a $1 million cash bond.