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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KENOSHA, Wis. — About nine days after announcing that City Administrator John Morrissey will retire at the end of the year, the City of Kenosha has officially begun recruiting his replacement, posting the position with a salary range of $168,492 to $251,184 annually. The opening was recently posted on the city’s employment website and will remain open for approximately three weeks. The posting
KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha is inviting residents, business owners and other community stakeholders to help shape the future of development in the city by attending a public open house on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, as officials begin a comprehensive rewrite of the city’s Zoning Ordinance and Sign Code. The open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Erik Tapia Barradas, 22, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Erik Tapia Barradas, 22, of Twin Lakes, is being held on a $10,000 cash bail after prosecutors allege he assaulted his girlfriend, violently resisted police, injured an officer, and twice spat on law enforcement officers responding to
Deashanti N. Wright, 24, and Jada N. Wright, 20, both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Sisters Deashanti N. Wright, 24, and Jada N. Wright, 20, both of Kenosha, were charged Wednesday after prosecutors alleged two toddlers were left in a home where a loaded rifle and marijuana
Brandon A. Merlos, 23, of Kenosha(facebook.com) KENOSHA, Wis. — Brandon A. Merlos, 23, of Kenosha, has been charged with 15 felony counts of unauthorized use of an individual’s personal identifying information and one misdemeanor count of theft after prosecutors allege he stole nearly $1,800 from an 88-year-old resident of Crossroads
Erick Pacheco, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Judge Heather Iverson on Wednesday sentenced Erick Pacheco, 47, of Kenosha, to 60 days in the Kenosha County Jail with no work release after he pleaded guilty to a third-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration charge stemming from
Erich M. Schwertfeger, 46, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Erich M. Schwertfeger, 46, of Twin Lakes, was charged Wednesday with felony strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery, and disorderly conduct after prosecutors allege he attacked his wife during a domestic violence incident earlier this month. Erich M.
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Willis K. Baird, 55, of Kenosha, a former Waukegan police officer who was previously convicted in Illinois of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a 15-year-old girl, is facing a felony stalking charge after prosecutors allege he repeatedly
KENOSHA, Wis. — About nine days after announcing that City Administrator John Morrissey will retire at the end of the year, the City of Kenosha has officially begun recruiting his replacement, posting the position with a salary range of $168,492 to $251,184 annually. The opening was recently posted on the city’s employment website and will remain open for approximately three weeks. The posting
KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha is inviting residents, business owners and other community stakeholders to help shape the future of development in the city by attending a public open house on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, as officials begin a comprehensive rewrite of the city’s Zoning Ordinance and Sign Code. The open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Erik Tapia Barradas, 22, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Erik Tapia Barradas, 22, of Twin Lakes, is being held on a $10,000 cash bail after prosecutors allege he assaulted his girlfriend, violently resisted police, injured an officer, and twice spat on law enforcement officers responding to a domestic violence call. Court Commissioner Alexandra Smathers set the bail Wednesday, and
Deashanti N. Wright, 24, and Jada N. Wright, 20, both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Sisters Deashanti N. Wright, 24, and Jada N. Wright, 20, both of Kenosha, were charged Wednesday after prosecutors alleged two toddlers were left in a home where a loaded rifle and marijuana were easily accessible. Deashanti Wright faces two felony child neglect charges and was
Brandon A. Merlos, 23, of Kenosha(facebook.com) KENOSHA, Wis. — Brandon A. Merlos, 23, of Kenosha, has been charged with 15 felony counts of unauthorized use of an individual’s personal identifying information and one misdemeanor count of theft after prosecutors allege he stole nearly $1,800 from an 88-year-old resident of Crossroads Care Center, where he worked as a certified nursing assistant. In a separate
Erick Pacheco, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Judge Heather Iverson on Wednesday sentenced Erick Pacheco, 47, of Kenosha, to 60 days in the Kenosha County Jail with no work release after he pleaded guilty to a third-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration charge stemming from a January traffic stop in Pleasant Prairie. Erick Pacheco, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County
Erich M. Schwertfeger, 46, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Erich M. Schwertfeger, 46, of Twin Lakes, was charged Wednesday with felony strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery, and disorderly conduct after prosecutors allege he attacked his wife during a domestic violence incident earlier this month. Erich M. Schwertfeger, 46, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Willis K. Baird, 55, of Kenosha, a former Waukegan police officer who was previously convicted in Illinois of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a 15-year-old girl, is facing a felony stalking charge after prosecutors allege he repeatedly targeted a former girlfriend by standing outside her workplace with signs identifying her
Lavell T. Craig, 48(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Less than a week after a Kenosha County judge dismissed a felony drug case because prosecutors missed a statutory deadline, the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office has refiled the charges against Lavell T. Craig, 48, with one significant condition imposed by the court: prosecutors must immediately disclose the identity of the confidential informant
Calvyn Akai Moore, 18, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Calvyn Akai Moore, 18, of Kenosha, is being held on a $10,000 cash bail after prosecutors charged him with felony stalking and two misdemeanor counts of sending threatening computerized messages in a domestic abuse case stemming from allegations that he repeatedly threatened his child’s mother and her new boyfriend. Calvyn Akai
“The dignity of a wise and righteous judge needs not the artificial safeguarding which is a heritage of the old days when if dissent found a tongue the public executioner cut it out. The Bench will be sufficiently respected when it is no longer a place where dullards dream and rogues rob . . .That the corrupt practices in our courts of law
Larry L. Hall, 42, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Larry L. Hall, 42, of Kenosha, has been charged with felony second-degree sexual assault in connection with allegations that he sexually assaulted a heavily intoxicated woman in Veteran’s Park in August 2024. Rather than being arrested, Hall was issued a summons ordering him to appear in Kenosha County Intake Court on
KENOSHA, Wis. — One of Kenosha’s largest summertime celebrations is returning next month with an expanded footprint, live entertainment at two waterfront locations, family-friendly activities, food, vendors and a sunset boat parade as LakeFest celebrates its fourth year on Saturday, Aug. 22. Organizers say this year’s festival will be the biggest yet, stretching across Celebration Place at HarborPark and the Kenosha Beach House
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Montrell Clark, 23, of Kenosha, is facing criminal charges after prosecutors allege he repeatedly punched his ex-girlfriend, who was six months pregnant with twins, kicked her in the stomach, and damaged her vehicle during a confrontation outside their workplace in May. Clark is charged with battery to an unborn child,
KENOSHA, Wis. — As thousands of Kenosha County residents continue to deal with widespread power outages following Monday’s severe thunderstorms, the City of Kenosha has announced a special storm debris pickup program to help residents clear fallen trees and brush from their properties. The announcement comes as We Energies reports 30,643 customers without power in Kenosha County, the highest total of any county
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Keith K. Wright Jr., a 16-year-old Racine teen who was waived from juvenile court into adult court on felony charges accusing him of stealing two vehicles, was nevertheless granted no-cash bail Tuesday by Court Commissioner Alexandra Smathers. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.
Katie L. Rivera, 43, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha woman accused of scratching her 62-year-old husband until he bled and threatening to kill both him and his 11-year-old stepson was released Tuesday. Court Commissioner Alexandra Smathers ordered the no-cash bail and prohibited Katie L. Rivera, 43, of Kenosha, from contacting the alleged victim. Katie L. Rivera, 43, of
Kenosha Police(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Charly Jenkins, 24, of Waukegan, Illinois, is facing two felony counts of fleeing or eluding an officer after prosecutors allege he led both Kenosha police and Pleasant Prairie police on separate high-speed pursuits through Kenosha County, reaching speeds exceeding 110 mph before escaping across the Illinois state line. You must be
Malena M. Benjamin, 46, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors allege she sold her boyfriend’s SUV after he was taken to jail, despite being repeatedly told she did not have permission to drive it. Malena M. Benjamin, 46, of Kenosha, is charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent
KENOSHA, Wis. — A powerful line of thunderstorms has left tens of thousands of We Energies customers across southeastern Wisconsin without electricity, and the utility is warning some residents that the damage is so extensive that restoring power could take multiple days. As of about 9:20 p.m. Monday, We Energies was reporting 78,322 customers without power across its service territory, including 30,643 customers
KENOSHA, Wis. — Two southeastern Wisconsin Taco John’s restaurants have quietly closed their doors for good, ending the chain’s brief run in Kenosha and Racine and generating significant discussion on social media among customers. Google now lists both the Kenosha restaurant on 75th Street and the Mount Pleasant location on Washington Avenue as permanently closed. The Racine-area restaurant opened in August 2024 with
William E. Frazier Jr., 58, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — William E. Frazier Jr., 58, of Kenosha, has been charged with first-degree child sexual assault after prosecutors allege he had unlawful sexual contact with a child under the age of 13 in 2024. The Class B felony carries a maximum penalty of 60 years in prison. William E. Frazier Jr.,
KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha is reminding residents that the 2026 Partisan Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, while also announcing expanded in-person absentee voting hours and important deadlines for voters who plan to cast absentee ballots. In-person absentee voting will take place in Room 104 of City Hall, 625 52nd Street, beginning Tuesday, July 28. The
Justo J. Rodriguez, 52, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Justo J. Rodriguez, 52, of Kenosha, is facing a felony fifth-offense operating while intoxicated charge after prosecutors allege a Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy observed him driving at such a high rate of speed that the deputy could not read his license plate before following him to his residence. Court Commissioner Tracey
KENOSHA, Wis. — About nine days after announcing that City Administrator John Morrissey will retire at the end of the year, the City of Kenosha has officially begun recruiting his replacement, posting the position with a salary range of $168,492 to $251,184 annually. The opening was recently posted on the city’s employment website and will remain open for approximately three weeks. The posting
KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha is inviting residents, business owners and other community stakeholders to help shape the future of development in the city by attending a public open house on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, as officials begin a comprehensive rewrite of the city’s Zoning Ordinance and Sign Code. The open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Erik Tapia Barradas, 22, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Erik Tapia Barradas, 22, of Twin Lakes, is being held on a $10,000 cash bail after prosecutors allege he assaulted his girlfriend, violently resisted police, injured an officer, and twice spat on law enforcement officers responding to a domestic violence call. Court Commissioner Alexandra Smathers set the bail Wednesday, and
Deashanti N. Wright, 24, and Jada N. Wright, 20, both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Sisters Deashanti N. Wright, 24, and Jada N. Wright, 20, both of Kenosha, were charged Wednesday after prosecutors alleged two toddlers were left in a home where a loaded rifle and marijuana were easily accessible. Deashanti Wright faces two felony child neglect charges and was
Brandon A. Merlos, 23, of Kenosha(facebook.com) KENOSHA, Wis. — Brandon A. Merlos, 23, of Kenosha, has been charged with 15 felony counts of unauthorized use of an individual’s personal identifying information and one misdemeanor count of theft after prosecutors allege he stole nearly $1,800 from an 88-year-old resident of Crossroads Care Center, where he worked as a certified nursing assistant. In a separate
Erick Pacheco, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Judge Heather Iverson on Wednesday sentenced Erick Pacheco, 47, of Kenosha, to 60 days in the Kenosha County Jail with no work release after he pleaded guilty to a third-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration charge stemming from a January traffic stop in Pleasant Prairie. Erick Pacheco, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County
Erich M. Schwertfeger, 46, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Erich M. Schwertfeger, 46, of Twin Lakes, was charged Wednesday with felony strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery, and disorderly conduct after prosecutors allege he attacked his wife during a domestic violence incident earlier this month. Erich M. Schwertfeger, 46, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Willis K. Baird, 55, of Kenosha, a former Waukegan police officer who was previously convicted in Illinois of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a 15-year-old girl, is facing a felony stalking charge after prosecutors allege he repeatedly targeted a former girlfriend by standing outside her workplace with signs identifying her
Lavell T. Craig, 48(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Less than a week after a Kenosha County judge dismissed a felony drug case because prosecutors missed a statutory deadline, the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office has refiled the charges against Lavell T. Craig, 48, with one significant condition imposed by the court: prosecutors must immediately disclose the identity of the confidential informant
Calvyn Akai Moore, 18, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Calvyn Akai Moore, 18, of Kenosha, is being held on a $10,000 cash bail after prosecutors charged him with felony stalking and two misdemeanor counts of sending threatening computerized messages in a domestic abuse case stemming from allegations that he repeatedly threatened his child’s mother and her new boyfriend. Calvyn Akai
“The dignity of a wise and righteous judge needs not the artificial safeguarding which is a heritage of the old days when if dissent found a tongue the public executioner cut it out. The Bench will be sufficiently respected when it is no longer a place where dullards dream and rogues rob . . .That the corrupt practices in our courts of law
Larry L. Hall, 42, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Larry L. Hall, 42, of Kenosha, has been charged with felony second-degree sexual assault in connection with allegations that he sexually assaulted a heavily intoxicated woman in Veteran’s Park in August 2024. Rather than being arrested, Hall was issued a summons ordering him to appear in Kenosha County Intake Court on
KENOSHA, Wis. — One of Kenosha’s largest summertime celebrations is returning next month with an expanded footprint, live entertainment at two waterfront locations, family-friendly activities, food, vendors and a sunset boat parade as LakeFest celebrates its fourth year on Saturday, Aug. 22. Organizers say this year’s festival will be the biggest yet, stretching across Celebration Place at HarborPark and the Kenosha Beach House
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Montrell Clark, 23, of Kenosha, is facing criminal charges after prosecutors allege he repeatedly punched his ex-girlfriend, who was six months pregnant with twins, kicked her in the stomach, and damaged her vehicle during a confrontation outside their workplace in May. Clark is charged with battery to an unborn child,
KENOSHA, Wis. — As thousands of Kenosha County residents continue to deal with widespread power outages following Monday’s severe thunderstorms, the City of Kenosha has announced a special storm debris pickup program to help residents clear fallen trees and brush from their properties. The announcement comes as We Energies reports 30,643 customers without power in Kenosha County, the highest total of any county
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Keith K. Wright Jr., a 16-year-old Racine teen who was waived from juvenile court into adult court on felony charges accusing him of stealing two vehicles, was nevertheless granted no-cash bail Tuesday by Court Commissioner Alexandra Smathers. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.
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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