(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office)
KENOSHA, Wis. — A domestic abuse case against Daniel J. Plants, 23, of Kenosha, has been refiled after an earlier dismissal that stemmed from a missed court-ordered deadline rather than a ruling on the merits of the allegations.
(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office)
The Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office refiled the charges on Feb. 2. Plants is now due back in court on Feb. 25.
The original case was dismissed Jan. 6 after defense counsel moved to dismiss the complaint because the state failed to file an amended complaint within the time allowed by the court. The dismissal was procedural and not based on the merits of the allegations.
After the dismissal, Wisconsin’s online court access system showed that an amended complaint had been filed within the required timeframe. However, that amended complaint does not appear in the actual court record, signaling the possibility of a technical or filing-system issue rather than a substantive failure to prosecute.
Court records now show a new criminal complaint has been filed under a new case number, restoring the charges. Plants is again charged with criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, both alleged as domestic abuse offenses and enhanced as repeater charges .
According to the refiled complaint, the charges stem from a Dec. 12 incident at a residence in the 2600 block of 45th Avenue in Kenosha. Police were called after a woman reported that Plants was yelling, throwing objects, and damaging property inside the home. Officers documented holes in walls, damage to a bedroom door, and shattered glass. The woman reported receiving more than 100 calls and messages during the incident, including messages telling her to kill herself .
The repeater allegations are based on prior domestic abuse-related convictions from 2021 and 2022, which increase the potential penalties if Plants is convicted.
Plants previously appeared before Court Commissioner William Michel II, who set a $500 cash bond and ordered no contact with the alleged victim. Bond conditions and custody status in the refiled case are expected to be addressed at his next court appearance.
With the case now refiled, the prosecution is moving forward again after being temporarily derailed by a procedural issue rather than any factual determination by the court.
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What a loser, grow up.