Commutation Advisory Board Meeting

11/06/2026 08:30 AM - 11 /06/2026 03:30 PM

Streaming Online, Madison, WI, 53703

Agency: Office of the Governor

Contact: Leah Cry
(608) 266-1212
leah.cry@wisconsin.gov

The Governor’s Commutation Advisory Board will hold the following meeting:

 

Date: November 6, 2026

Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Location: Streaming live at http://www.youtube.com/@GovCommutations and/or wiseye.org/live.

 

Purpose: To hear and interview applicants for gubernatorial commutation. After each of two sessions, the meeting will be held in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.85(1)(a), (d), and (f) for purposes of deliberations concerning a case which is before the Board, for purposes of considering specific applications, and for purposes of considering financial, medical, social, or personal histories of specific persons. Hearing times are approximate.

 

8:30 am

 

Introductions

 

8:30 – 11:30 am

 

Applicants:

·      Willie Pender

• Convicted of 2^nd Degree Reckless Homicide (While Armed) and Possession of Firearm by Felon in Milwaukee County case number 2005CF3654; sentenced on April 11, 2006 to 20 years of confinement and 5 years of extended supervision.
• Cassandra Staab
• Convicted of 1^st Degree Reckless Homicide/Deliver Drugs, 1^st Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Bail Jumping-Felony, and Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor in Marathon County case number 2017CF639; sentenced on December 17, 2019 to 12 years of confinement and 13 years of extended supervision.
• Royce Minnich
• Convicted of 1^st Degree Intentional Homicide (PTAC) in Rusk County case number 1996CF29; sentenced on February 26, 1997 to life imprisonment.
• Terrel Brooks
• Convicted of Felony Murder-While Committing Armed Robbery (PTAC) in Milwaukee County case number 2016CF1527; sentenced on December 20, 2016 to 15 years of confinement and 12 years of extended supervision.
• Toby Hill
• Convicted of two counts of 2^nd Degree Reckless Homicide (PTAC) (Use Dangerous Weapon) (Habitual Criminality) in Milwaukee County case number 2001CF6034; sentenced on April 11, 2002 to 30 years of confinement and 10 years of extended supervision.
• Martise Odems
• Convicted of 1^st Degree Intentional Homicide (Use of a Dangerous Weapon) (PTAC) and two counts of 1^st Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety (Use of a Dangerous Weapon) (PTAC) in Racine County case number 1995CF520; sentenced on April 18, 1996 to life imprisonment and a consecutive 18 years of confinement.
• August White
• Convicted of 1^st First Degree Reckless Homicide (While Armed) in Milwaukee County case number 2005CF136; sentenced on July 1, 2005 to 35 years of confinement and 10 years of extended supervision.

·      Deville Anderson

• Convicted of 1^st Degree Reckless Homicide (Use of Dangerous Weapon) (PTAC) in Milwaukee County case number 2006CF3412; sentenced on January 11, 2008 to 29 years of confinement and 20 years of extended supervision.

 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

 

Board meets in closed session

 

12:30 – 1:00 pm

 

BREAK

 

1:00 – 2:30 pm

 

Applicants:

• Jose Cabrera
• Convicted of First Degree Intentional Homicide (PTAC) in Milwaukee County case number F-911807; sentenced on June 9, 1992 to life imprisonment.
• Jafari Mahonie
• Convicted of four counts of Manufacture/Deliver Heroin (>10-50g), Manufacture/Deliver Heroin (>10-50g) (PTAC), and Manufacture/Deliver Heroin (>50g) (Conspiracy to Commit) in Brown County case number 2014CF979; sentenced on October 16, 2015 to 17 years of confinement and 13 years of extended supervision.
• Warren Wells (Lauren Wells)
• Convicted of 1^st Degree Intentional Homicide (PTAC) (Use of Dangerous Weapon) in Milwaukee County case number 2004CF1178; sentenced on December 21, 2005 to life imprisonment..
• Phillip Green
• Convicted of 1st Degree Reckless Homicide (Use of a Dangerous Weapon) in Milwaukee County case number 2013CF2480; sentenced on February 27, 2014 to 18 years of confinement and 12 years of extended supervision.

 

2:30 – 3:30 pm

 

Board meets in closed session

If you need accommodation to attend the meeting, please contact Leah Cry at leah.cry@wisconsin.gov. 

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement

Reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. This agency, to the maximum extent possible, holds all meetings in facilities that are physically accessible to persons with disabilities.  For questions about accessibility, contact the meeting's sponsoring division.