TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Brandyn R. Hall, 35, of Chicago, is now being held on a $2 million cash bail after prosecutors detailed how they say he shot and killed Amber K. Montana, 37, also of Chicago, inside their Twin Lakes apartment while their infant son was nearby.
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SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Many people move away from cities like Kenosha and into rural communities like Salem Lakes because they want more room, fewer restrictions, and the ability to enjoy their property. An RV parked near the house, a UTV, a four-wheeler, a dirt bike, farm equipment, trailers, or other items that may draw scrutiny in a city environment have long been
Aidan J. Hagerty, 18, and Tae’Angelo R. Adams, 23, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A months-long investigation by the Kenosha County Drug Operations Group (KDOG) led to felony charges against two Kenosha men after detectives say they uncovered THC sales, illegal firearm transactions, and a “ghost gun” that was later connected through ballistic testing to two separate shootings. Aidan
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI) joined Vice President JD Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in Wisconsin to discuss efforts aimed at eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse within federal programs. Steil and federal officials highlighted concerns about criminals exploiting
Kyle M. Keehn, 40, of Genoa City(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — A Genoa City man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson after pleading guilty to his fourth OWI offense, a felony, stemming from a 2024 traffic stop
Kenosha Police(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 17-year-old Kenosha woman is facing a felony child abuse charge after police say she struck her young daughter in the face and attacked her boyfriend during an argument involving their newly formed three-person relationship. Emma P. Spencer,
Marcos A. Rivas, 22, of Waukegan(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — A 22-year-old Waukegan, Illinois man accused of causing a crash that injured seven people while driving under the influence, then allegedly running from the scene to hide a backpack containing a Glock pistol, ammunition, marijuana and alcohol, was
Tyrone M. Jiles III, 25, of Zion(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 25-year-old Zion, Illinois man accused of waiting outside his former workplace, attacking a co-worker he blamed for getting him suspended, and taking the man’s phone was charged Wednesday with felony robbery and several misdemeanors. A court
Landon H. Harris-Vincenti, 18, of Lake Geneva(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — An 18-year-old Lake Geneva man is facing two criminal charges after Kenosha Police say he drunkenly damaged a stranger’s home, exposed himself, urinated outside, and later had to be tracked by a police drone after running away.
SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Many people move away from cities like Kenosha and into rural communities like Salem Lakes because they want more room, fewer restrictions, and the ability to enjoy their property. An RV parked near the house, a UTV, a four-wheeler, a dirt bike, farm equipment, trailers, or other items that may draw scrutiny in a city environment have long been
Aidan J. Hagerty, 18, and Tae’Angelo R. Adams, 23, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A months-long investigation by the Kenosha County Drug Operations Group (KDOG) led to felony charges against two Kenosha men after detectives say they uncovered THC sales, illegal firearm transactions, and a “ghost gun” that was later connected through ballistic testing to two separate shootings. Aidan
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI) joined Vice President JD Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in Wisconsin to discuss efforts aimed at eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse within federal programs. Steil and federal officials highlighted concerns about criminals exploiting taxpayer-funded programs, including Medicaid, which the U.S. Department of Justice says was targeted
Kyle M. Keehn, 40, of Genoa City(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — A Genoa City man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson after pleading guilty to his fourth OWI offense, a felony, stemming from a 2024 traffic stop in Salem Lakes. The prison sentence is a departure from the Kenosha judiciary’s
Kenosha Police(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 17-year-old Kenosha woman is facing a felony child abuse charge after police say she struck her young daughter in the face and attacked her boyfriend during an argument involving their newly formed three-person relationship. Emma P. Spencer, 17, of Kenosha, was charged Wednesday with physical abuse of a child —
Marcos A. Rivas, 22, of Waukegan(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — A 22-year-old Waukegan, Illinois man accused of causing a crash that injured seven people while driving under the influence, then allegedly running from the scene to hide a backpack containing a Glock pistol, ammunition, marijuana and alcohol, was released after posting only $800 cash bail. Marcos A. Rivas, 22, of Waukegan(Kenosha
Tyrone M. Jiles III, 25, of Zion(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 25-year-old Zion, Illinois man accused of waiting outside his former workplace, attacking a co-worker he blamed for getting him suspended, and taking the man’s phone was charged Wednesday with felony robbery and several misdemeanors. A court commissioner set his cash bail at only $750. Tyrone M. Jiles III, 25,
Landon H. Harris-Vincenti, 18, of Lake Geneva(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — An 18-year-old Lake Geneva man is facing two criminal charges after Kenosha Police say he drunkenly damaged a stranger’s home, exposed himself, urinated outside, and later had to be tracked by a police drone after running away. Landon H. Harris-Vincenti, 18, of Lake Geneva(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha Unified School District quietly reassigned former Indian Trail High School and Academy Assistant Principal Mercilie Toney to Bradford High School following an investigation into allegations that she sought French credit for her son in a class he was not enrolled in, Kenosha County Eye has learned. Toney is now listed on Bradford High School’s staff roster as an assistant
Evan O. Spaulding, 34, of Chicago(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Chicago man accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend with a samurai sword and threatening to kill her cat was given a $500 cash bail Tuesday afternoon in Kenosha County Circuit Court. Evan O. Spaulding, 34, of Chicago(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest
Jeffrey C. Zarnstorff, 71, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — A Burlington man was charged Tuesday with his third OWI after police say he was speeding in a 1985 Pontiac Firebird and officers later found open beer cans inside the vehicle. Jeffrey C. Zarnstorff, 71, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of
Kenosha Mayor David Bogdala (R) and Eleven Kenosha Students KENOSHA, Wis. — Eleven Kenosha students were recognized Monday night by the Mayor’s Youth Commission for their achievements inside and outside of the classroom. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Sixteen Downtown Kenosha businesses and property owners will be making improvements to their buildings after being selected for the 2026 Business Vitality Improvement Program (BVIP) grants through the Lakeshore Business Improvement District. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.
SALEM LAKES, Wis. — A regional partnership between three local municipalities is expected to save taxpayers money and improve road maintenance after the State of Wisconsin approved a major Innovation Grant for a new Regional Road Maintenance and Public Works Consortium. The partnership between the Villages of Salem Lakes, Paddock Lake, and Walworth was recently approved by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. The
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — State Representative Amanda Nedweski announced Monday that she is endorsing Sandy Wiedmeyer for Wisconsin’s 11th State Senate District, calling Wiedmeyer a strong conservative leader with decades of real-world experience outside of Madison politics. The seat is currently held by longtime State Senator Steve Nass, who announced earlier this year that he will retire from the Legislature. Wiedmeyer is one
Casey Cushman – Teacher, Tremper High School and his Damaged Truck KENOSHA, Wis. — Tremper High School Technology Education teacher Casey Cushman, 42, of Kenosha, was formally charged Monday after prosecutors say he crashed into a school bus with 11 students on board, fled the scene, and later admitted he left because he was “embarrassed” students would see him and make fun of
Christopher R. Edwards, 19, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha man is facing a felony sexual assault charge after police say he sexually assaulted his Lyft driver during a ride to work. Christopher R. Edwards, 19, of Kenosha, was charged Monday with third-degree sexual assault, a felony, and disorderly conduct. Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge David O. Hughes set
Alicia Morgan Puebla, 30, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — A Kenosha woman is facing four felonies after prosecutors say she drove drunk with her 4-year-old daughter in the vehicle, crashed into a tree, rolled the vehicle onto its roof, and later walked away from the crash scene with the child. Alicia Morgan Puebla, 30, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You
KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. — A 21-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning on Interstate 94 southbound in Kenosha County. According to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at 8:44 a.m. on July 5, 2026, to the 200 block of I-94 southbound for a report of a single-vehicle crash involving a white Toyota Camry. Callers reported that the vehicle
Dominique A. Davis, 37, of Zion, Illinois(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Dominique A. Davis, 37, of Zion, Illinois, is facing a felony robbery charge after police say he tried to rob a Kenosha Kwik Trip and then hid inside a nearby hotel room. Two women found inside the room were also arrested — Rachelle L. Kurth, 35, of Salem, who was
Stephon P. King, 24, of Kenosha KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha Police’s new Drone as First Responder (DFR) technology appears to have captured one of its first major criminal cases — an alleged Fourth of July incident where prosecutors say a police drone recorded a man firing an AR-15-style rifle in a residential neighborhood. Drone as First Responder Stephon P. King You must be
RACINE, Wis. — A Racine County Circuit Court Judge who narrowly won election last year is accused of threatening to “set” an attorney “on fire” after becoming angry during a family court matter, according to courthouse insiders who spoke with Kenosha County Eye. The alleged statement was directed at an attorney serving as a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in a case before Judge
Peter C. Wagner, 56, of Salem(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) BRISTOL, Wis. — A Salem man was sentenced by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge David O. Hughes Wednesday after a Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office deputy found him stopped on the side of the road, vomiting, with an open bottle of vodka in his vehicle and feces on his clothing. Peter C. Wagner Peter C.
Jacob W. Balding, 47, of Trevor(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — A Trevor man was sentenced Wednesday by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason A. Rossell after pleading guilty to his third drunk-driving offense following a December traffic stop in Salem Lakes. Jacob W. Balding, 47, of Trevor(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of
SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Many people move away from cities like Kenosha and into rural communities like Salem Lakes because they want more room, fewer restrictions, and the ability to enjoy their property. An RV parked near the house, a UTV, a four-wheeler, a dirt bike, farm equipment, trailers, or other items that may draw scrutiny in a city environment have long been
Aidan J. Hagerty, 18, and Tae’Angelo R. Adams, 23, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A months-long investigation by the Kenosha County Drug Operations Group (KDOG) led to felony charges against two Kenosha men after detectives say they uncovered THC sales, illegal firearm transactions, and a “ghost gun” that was later connected through ballistic testing to two separate shootings. Aidan
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI) joined Vice President JD Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in Wisconsin to discuss efforts aimed at eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse within federal programs. Steil and federal officials highlighted concerns about criminals exploiting taxpayer-funded programs, including Medicaid, which the U.S. Department of Justice says was targeted
Kyle M. Keehn, 40, of Genoa City(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — A Genoa City man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson after pleading guilty to his fourth OWI offense, a felony, stemming from a 2024 traffic stop in Salem Lakes. The prison sentence is a departure from the Kenosha judiciary’s
Kenosha Police(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 17-year-old Kenosha woman is facing a felony child abuse charge after police say she struck her young daughter in the face and attacked her boyfriend during an argument involving their newly formed three-person relationship. Emma P. Spencer, 17, of Kenosha, was charged Wednesday with physical abuse of a child —
Marcos A. Rivas, 22, of Waukegan(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — A 22-year-old Waukegan, Illinois man accused of causing a crash that injured seven people while driving under the influence, then allegedly running from the scene to hide a backpack containing a Glock pistol, ammunition, marijuana and alcohol, was released after posting only $800 cash bail. Marcos A. Rivas, 22, of Waukegan(Kenosha
Tyrone M. Jiles III, 25, of Zion(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 25-year-old Zion, Illinois man accused of waiting outside his former workplace, attacking a co-worker he blamed for getting him suspended, and taking the man’s phone was charged Wednesday with felony robbery and several misdemeanors. A court commissioner set his cash bail at only $750. Tyrone M. Jiles III, 25,
Landon H. Harris-Vincenti, 18, of Lake Geneva(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — An 18-year-old Lake Geneva man is facing two criminal charges after Kenosha Police say he drunkenly damaged a stranger’s home, exposed himself, urinated outside, and later had to be tracked by a police drone after running away. Landon H. Harris-Vincenti, 18, of Lake Geneva(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha Unified School District quietly reassigned former Indian Trail High School and Academy Assistant Principal Mercilie Toney to Bradford High School following an investigation into allegations that she sought French credit for her son in a class he was not enrolled in, Kenosha County Eye has learned. Toney is now listed on Bradford High School’s staff roster as an assistant
Evan O. Spaulding, 34, of Chicago(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Chicago man accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend with a samurai sword and threatening to kill her cat was given a $500 cash bail Tuesday afternoon in Kenosha County Circuit Court. Evan O. Spaulding, 34, of Chicago(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest
Jeffrey C. Zarnstorff, 71, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — A Burlington man was charged Tuesday with his third OWI after police say he was speeding in a 1985 Pontiac Firebird and officers later found open beer cans inside the vehicle. Jeffrey C. Zarnstorff, 71, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of
Kenosha Mayor David Bogdala (R) and Eleven Kenosha Students KENOSHA, Wis. — Eleven Kenosha students were recognized Monday night by the Mayor’s Youth Commission for their achievements inside and outside of the classroom. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Sixteen Downtown Kenosha businesses and property owners will be making improvements to their buildings after being selected for the 2026 Business Vitality Improvement Program (BVIP) grants through the Lakeshore Business Improvement District. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.
SALEM LAKES, Wis. — A regional partnership between three local municipalities is expected to save taxpayers money and improve road maintenance after the State of Wisconsin approved a major Innovation Grant for a new Regional Road Maintenance and Public Works Consortium. The partnership between the Villages of Salem Lakes, Paddock Lake, and Walworth was recently approved by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. The
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — State Representative Amanda Nedweski announced Monday that she is endorsing Sandy Wiedmeyer for Wisconsin’s 11th State Senate District, calling Wiedmeyer a strong conservative leader with decades of real-world experience outside of Madison politics. The seat is currently held by longtime State Senator Steve Nass, who announced earlier this year that he will retire from the Legislature. Wiedmeyer is one
Casey Cushman – Teacher, Tremper High School and his Damaged Truck KENOSHA, Wis. — Tremper High School Technology Education teacher Casey Cushman, 42, of Kenosha, was formally charged Monday after prosecutors say he crashed into a school bus with 11 students on board, fled the scene, and later admitted he left because he was “embarrassed” students would see him and make fun of
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Wow! The white dudes was 3 million. Huh?
Where do women find these losers? Poor baby.
What a douchebag. Hopefully he gets the death penalty.
We don’t have the death penalty. Kenosha screwed that up long ago.
Nah, that was so far back that Kenosha shouldn’t be used as a whipping boy anymore. You can think all of the so-called progressives that having infested this state like a cancer. They are the ones who, like our governor, would refuse to sign any legislation that could enact capital punishment for any reason at all. They actually prefer that there is nothing, nothing at all and no combination of anything that could possibly be done, that would be bad enough to warrant the death penalty. I strongly disagree.
Lock him up and throw away the key!! What a loser!
Draconian opinion here but our society is fucked! Blame it on government dependency, lack of family foundation, lack of morals, unwillingness to assimilate with the rest of society or all of the above.
The answer starts in the courts. Murder = swift capital punishment. All other crimes, “Up to” (x) amount of years turns into “minimum” amount of years with zero parole. How else are we to make our communities safe? Rehabilitation is a utopian buzzword. Means nothing to a criminal.
You have to want to change in order for change to happen. Most of these people don’t want change. That’s the problem.
Change will be forced upon us when this society collapses. And it will…
Using incarceration to quell violence is racist just ask Brandin Johnson 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 mayor if Chicago.
It’s too late for all of that . Protect yourselves .
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Or for that matter, why does he even qualify ?
Should not be given the opportunity to post anything !
Or on the other end, just let him out.
The person he wanted to kill is dead.
He’s not a danger to anyone else. Right ?
Society as a whole is safe.
He only wanted to kill his baby momma.
Or are there more out there ?????
Pieces of shit like you who enable pieces of shit like him is why hell exists for you each to suffer in. Let him out why? So he can have the opportunity to repeat history? I think someone like you should be detained as well for encouraging it
My comment was made in Jest.
Point being, considering the obvious guilt of this person. The fact that he made the call in after he shot her, why is bail even offered ?
They say bail isn’t supposed to be punitive.
Bail should be attainable. Not so high no one but a multi multi millionaire would be able to post.
It’s obvious here that he nor anyone related to him would be able to or want to post bail for him. So why bail at all ???
Second. The majority of the comments here are race related. Proof is that if you count the ones you see versus the count of how many comments there at the top of the story you will see some missing. 7 missing out of the 27 or so so far. It is assumed that Kevin removes them because they are so disgusting that they needn’t see the light of day.
Here we have a person who is in his 30s. Plenty of time to overcome his assumed lousy upbringing. Plenty of time to make a good life for himself and his family married or not. Obviously he hasn’t done any of those things. Still is disrespecting the mother of his child instead of “manning up” and moving forward towards a better life for all of them.
So my bail comment was to stir the pot, which it did, to point out that a person like this, at this age, that did this crime, shouldn’t get any sort of bail at all !!
He should be brought before a judge tomorrow. Have the police simply show pictures of the crime scene. Produce the gun and 911 call and sentence this lost soul to the same fate that he gave to this woman.
Out back. Same day. Same gun.
That fact that this obviously guilty person is given bail, regardless of the unattainable amount is ridiculous and the fact that we will house, feed and probably even pay for his attorney for the next two or more years before he is tried and convicted is what’s wrong with current society.
No I’m not advocating for his release. Exactly the opposite. I want him gone in the most quickest way possible.
Laws in this country need tuning to take these obviously guilty people and remove them as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I am her mother.
He is the danger to more than my daughter. He was just not off probation early in Illinois for shooting a handgun into a vehicle, and just a few several weeks prior to this incident, which embolded him to cross state lines.
She protected him as she thought he had mental health issues. She provided for him and her family as the sole provider, with a mortgage job of 13 years.
He’s now just been found incompetent for trial, this past week.
He will be shipped to Mendota or Winnebago IL for treatment. He disagrees with diagnosis and refuses medication.
He’s playing games in court.
We are sickened as to what is happening. He’s playing the systems hard.
He murdered someone he wasnt even supposed to be at the apartment pos like him need to stay in illinois she moved here to get away from that retarded scumbag and he shot her now that baby is gonna grow up without both parents because he made the selfish decision to end her life he deserves a death penalty and if not life rotting in a cell woth 0 possibility for parole keep yalls violent nature in illinois us wisconites dont want yall up here because all you do is cause issues and fuck up our beautiful state its sad tho how such a selfish person ends a life of a mother because he didnt get his way he dont deserve to say the day of light lock him in solitary and let him rot there no human interaction nothing animals deserve to be behind bars and thats what brandyn is an animal who deserves nothing but a solitary prison life or death
Maybe ICE could do some good posted at the Wisconsin border to keep the flatlanders out!
Or the illegals mite not come
When you live that life iykyk smh
Tony Montana is not going to be happy about this.
Brilliant
You can’t help those, who won’t help themselves.
Broken Society
Godless society.
My comment was made in Jest.
Point being, considering the obvious guilt of this person. The fact that he made the call in after he shot her, why is bail even offered ?
They say bail isn’t supposed to be punitive.
Bail should be attainable. Not so high no one but a multi multi millionaire would be able to post.
It’s obvious here that he nor anyone related to him would be able to or want to post bail for him. So why bail at all ???
Second. The majority of the comments here are race related. Proof is that if you count the ones you see versus the count of how many comments there at the top of the story you will see some missing. 7 missing out of the 27 or so so far. It is assumed that Kevin removes them because they are so disgusting that they needn’t see the light of day.
Here we have a person who is in his 30s. Plenty of time to overcome his assumed lousy upbringing. Plenty of time to make a good life for himself and his family married or not. Obviously he hasn’t done any of those things. Still is disrespecting the mother of his child instead of “manning up” and moving forward towards a better life for all of them.
So my bail comment was to stir the pot, which it did, to point out that a person like this, at this age, that did this crime, shouldn’t get any sort of bail at all !!
He should be brought before a judge tomorrow. Have the police simply show pictures of the crime scene. Produce the gun and 911 call and sentence this lost soul to the same fate that he gave to this woman.
Out back. Same day. Same gun.
That fact that this obviously guilty person is given bail, regardless of the unattainable amount is ridiculous and the fact that we will house, feed and probably even pay for his attorney for the next two or more years before he is tried and convicted is what’s wrong with current society.
No I’m not advocating for his release. Exactly the opposite. I want him gone in the most quickest way possible.
Laws in this country need tuning to take these obviously guilty people and remove them as quickly as possible.
Hang ’em High