Oak Creek, Greenfield Men Charged in Pfister Hotel Chef Fatal Stabbing Case

MILWAUKEE, WI — An Oak Creek and a Greenfield man have been charged in the Aug. 29 fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Shawn W. Ostrom, who was a chef at the Pfister Hotel on Milwaukee's east side.

Hussein Sami, 20, Greenfield is charged with one count of first degree reckless homicide, and Imed Chabbouh, 45, Oak Creek, faces one count of aggravated battery as party to a crime with substantial risk of great bodily harm. According to Milwaukee County Jail records, charges were pending on the two suspects on Friday night, and both were held on a $100,000 cash bond.

According to a WTMJ report, Ostrom was stabbed six times in total, three times in his sternum, once in his throat, once in the right hip area, and once in the lower back. Sami says he was fighting with Ostrom outside of a bar near Brady Street, while a witness with Ostrom says he was attempting to break up the fight.

If convicted, Sami faces up to 65 years in prison, while Chabbouh could face up to six years.

According to a report from FOX 6, witnesses said a couple was fighting early Monday morning outside of Thurman's 15 when Ostrom intervened.

A troubling trend
Earlier, Patch reported that seven armed robberies took place in just three hours in the near north side of Milwaukee recently, but in fact, it's part of a much larger trend that police are investigating.
In reality, 20 armed robberies in almost the same area of Milwaukee have happened in just two months. The latest few happened just Saturday morning on the east side. An armed robber has been targeting unsuspecting people in the Brady Street and North Side areas.