(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
KENOSHA, Wis. — A 47-year-old homeless man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after police say he attacked another man during a dispute Friday afternoon at Library Park.
(Kenosha County Sheriff)
Clifton D. Morgan was in court Monday on charges of strangulation and suffocation, battery, and disorderly conduct. Court Commissioner William Michel II set bail at $5,000 cash, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 15.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to Library Park around 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 for a reported fight. The victim, a 46-year-old man, told officers that Morgan — known by the street name “Country” — confronted him over an unpaid debt, grabbed him by the throat, and pushed him to the ground. The victim said he hit his head on a tree root and could not breathe for about seven seconds during the assault.
Witnesses gave conflicting accounts, with one man telling police he saw Morgan choke and push the victim, while others declined to provide statements. The victim also told police Morgan threatened to kill him before leaving the area.
Officers later found Morgan walking nearby. He denied any physical altercation, telling police he had been trying to stop the victim from verbally harassing another man.
If convicted on all charges, Morgan faces up to more than six years in prison.
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9 Responses
We need to “clean up” library park. People living in cars and using the library WiFi. People puking over the railings into the below ground entries. The old YMCA building that is now apartments has trash both human and paper everywhere. It’s become a hangout for homeless?
I’m sorry that human beings BEING HUMAN BEINGS hurts you oh so much. It must be so exhausting to carry all of that all the way to this comment section. Where can I express deliver some tissue boxes in bulk?
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lol I’m sure you have blue hair and a tranny flag hanging at your house. Loser
You got up at 5am and commented that just for me? 🥺 I’m flattered, but you’re just being a simp now.
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Come now, lets hear it
We’re all paying for it. No one bothers to go to board meetings to complain so those in charge of our money don’t care.
Once the human debris starts negatively effecting the nearby business community THEN it will become a problem that needs to be dealt with. Not a minute before.