Milwaukee man abandoned 5-year-old grandson on street

MILWAUKEE - Prosecutors say a Milwaukee grandfather abandoned his 5-year-old grandson at 49th and Vliet on Saturday, June 10. A criminal complaint says the boy was forced out of his grandfather's car. Evictus Tellis, 50, faces one count of child abandonment. According to a criminal complaint, a citizen flagged down a police officer to report he saw a 5-year-old child walking and crying around 4 p.m. The child said his grandfather told him to get out of his vehicle and gave him $20. The child told police there was an argument between his grandparents, and his grandmother got out of the car. His grandfather then told him he was sorry and to get out of the vehicle. The child said his grandfather was crying and left. The criminal complaint notes that the boy was "crying into his shirt during the time police and other citizens were interacting with him and trying to figure out who he was."