KENOSHA, Wis. — Christopher J. Polivka, 32, of Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with one felony and two misdemeanors after prosecutors allege he grabbed his wife by the throat with both hands, preventing her from breathing and leaving her fearing she was about to lose consciousness.
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David R. Petretti Watring, 39, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — A Kenosha man who was originally facing three felonies after authorities say he drove drunk and high through a Somers family’s yard, narrowly missing a father and his two young children before plowing into a garage, received only 90 days of work release from Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason
Brian J. Koldeway, 57, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) WHEATLAND, Wis. — Brian J. Koldeway, 57, of Burlington, was charged Monday with first-degree recklessly endangering safety after an alleged road-rage encounter in which authorities say he intentionally drove into the wrong lane toward a motorcyclist, forcing the rider to slow
Matthew Jeoshua Turner, 25, of Caledonia(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) BRISTOL, Wis. — Matthew Jeoshua Turner, 25, of Caledonia, was charged Monday with misdemeanor disorderly conduct, domestic abuse, after authorities say he became enraged at his aunt at the Bristol Renaissance Faire because she did not take the day off work
Justin J. Sumeland Jr., 17, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Justin J. Sumeland Jr., 17, of Kenosha, was charged Monday with a felony after investigators say he threatened to murder a Kenosha Police Department officer, allegedly writing, “We gotta off him.” Police considered the threat serious enough
Leonna Willa Peterson, 20, of Silver Lake(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Leonna Willa Peterson, 20, of Silver Lake, was charged Monday with two felonies and three misdemeanors after authorities say an intoxicated and belligerent encounter at the Kenosha County Fair escalated into Peterson kicking a Kenosha County
Brandon S. Gordon, 35 and Tiffany Rose Hahn, 32, Both of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Brandon S. Gordon, 35, of Twin Lakes, was charged Monday with felony strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, all as acts of domestic abuse, after police say a
Kassandra M. Calero, 26, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha woman is facing a felony charge after authorities say she became combative while being treated following a crash and bit a registered nurse hard enough to leave visible teeth marks. Kassandra M. Calero, 26, of Kenosha,
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David R. Petretti Watring, 39, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — A Kenosha man who was originally facing three felonies after authorities say he drove drunk and high through a Somers family’s yard, narrowly missing a father and his two young children before plowing into a garage, received only 90 days of work release from Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason
Brian J. Koldeway, 57, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) WHEATLAND, Wis. — Brian J. Koldeway, 57, of Burlington, was charged Monday with first-degree recklessly endangering safety after an alleged road-rage encounter in which authorities say he intentionally drove into the wrong lane toward a motorcyclist, forcing the rider to slow nearly to a stop, before later allegedly swerving into the motorcycle and knocking
Matthew Jeoshua Turner, 25, of Caledonia(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) BRISTOL, Wis. — Matthew Jeoshua Turner, 25, of Caledonia, was charged Monday with misdemeanor disorderly conduct, domestic abuse, after authorities say he became enraged at his aunt at the Bristol Renaissance Faire because she did not take the day off work to spend with him for his birthday. Turner allegedly pushed the woman, repeatedly
Justin J. Sumeland Jr., 17, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Justin J. Sumeland Jr., 17, of Kenosha, was charged Monday with a felony after investigators say he threatened to murder a Kenosha Police Department officer, allegedly writing, “We gotta off him.” Police considered the threat serious enough to institute protective measures, including extra patrols around the officer’s residence. Despite those
Leonna Willa Peterson, 20, of Silver Lake(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Leonna Willa Peterson, 20, of Silver Lake, was charged Monday with two felonies and three misdemeanors after authorities say an intoxicated and belligerent encounter at the Kenosha County Fair escalated into Peterson kicking a Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office deputy in the groin and repeatedly threatening to kill him. Kenosha
Brandon S. Gordon, 35 and Tiffany Rose Hahn, 32, Both of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Brandon S. Gordon, 35, of Twin Lakes, was charged Monday with felony strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, all as acts of domestic abuse, after police say a drunken fight with his girlfriend turned violent inside their Twin Lakes home. Gordon
Kassandra M. Calero, 26, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha woman is facing a felony charge after authorities say she became combative while being treated following a crash and bit a registered nurse hard enough to leave visible teeth marks. Kassandra M. Calero, 26, of Kenosha, was charged Monday with felony bodily harm to a health care provider as
James H. Scudder II, 33, of Genoa City(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) RANDALL, Wis. — James H. Scudder II, 33, of Genoa City, was charged Monday with felony strangulation after authorities say he squeezed his girlfriend’s neck with both hands and then put his knee on her neck during a domestic dispute. Kenosha County Circuit Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum released Scudder
Robert J. Lobacz, 48, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 48-year-old Kenosha man has been charged with a felony after an altercation inside a Kenosha tavern allegedly left a woman with a fractured wrist and multiple serious injuries to her shoulder, elbow and tendons. Robert J. Lobacz, 48, of Kenosha, was charged Friday, Aug. 21, with one count of substantial
RACINE, Wis. — Racine County District Attorney Tricia Hanson (D) is facing an ethics complaint accusing her campaign committee of repeatedly failing to file legally required campaign finance reports, including a report covering a period when her committee gave $1,000 to Racine County sheriff candidate Cary Madrigal. Kelly Gallaher, chair of the Democratic Party of Racine County, filed the complaint with the Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. — A years-long saga involving allegations of stalking, repeated violations of a harassment injunction, intimate photographs or recordings, and a mountain of largely unsuccessful AI-assisted litigation ended with a small fine Thursday after Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jodi Meier accepted a plea from Mathiew R. Fox. Fox, 38, of Kenosha, pleaded guilty August 20 to an amended charge of disorderly
KENOSHA, Wis. — A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a Mt. Pleasant man’s latest attempt to transform a Kenosha eviction dispute into a sprawling racketeering conspiracy, finding that his entirely AI-generated lawsuit failed to state a legitimate federal claim. U.S. District Judge Brett H. Ludwig dismissed Patrick Fagan’s case Friday, August 21, after Fagan sued 10 named defendants and five John Does
KENOSHA, Wis. — When a police officer earns his sergeant chevrons, lieutenant bars or captain bars, they usually come from the police chief, not a federal judge. A chief calls an officer into the office and gives them the news: Congratulations. You’re being promoted. Kenosha County Eye is not aware of a case locally where an officer has tried another route to those
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge David Wilk recently issued a bizarre ruling that weakens a restraining order Wilk personally granted and creates a dangerous social-media loophole for future violators. The case involved a person protected by a restraining order who was repeatedly contacted on the protected person’s own social-media account by the person subject to that order. Ownership and control
Serious Crash Friday Afternoon(Photo by BC) KENOSHA, Wis. — A serious three-vehicle crash in Kenosha’s inner city Thursday afternoon left multiple people injured, including two people whose injuries were considered immediately life-threatening or otherwise required the highest priority for emergency treatment, according to emergency radio traffic reviewed by Kenosha County Eye. Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) Investigators Friday Afternoon(Photo by BC) You must
KENOSHA, Wis. — A boat appropriately named “Double Trouble” found itself in some serious trouble on Lake Michigan Saturday morning when it began taking on water with five adults aboard, prompting a large response from emergency crews and numerous boaters who tried to help. Kenosha Fire Department Deputy Chief Scott Krueger told Kenosha County Eye Saturday afternoon that there was initially considerable confusion
KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. — Multiple people reported gunfire and bullets apparently flying over Strawberry Creek Golf Course Saturday afternoon, prompting a response from the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement. At about 1:40 p.m. Saturday, multiple callers reported hearing shots in the area of Strawberry Creek. People who contacted Kenosha County Eye and said they were at the golf course reported
KENOSHA, Wis. — An Indian Trail High School student who had read Kenosha County Eye’s reporting about former KUSD math teacher Steven Edward Telkamp wrote an op-ed about the allegations that followed him from the Mukwonago Area School District. That student’s writing made its way to school administrators, who learned of a connection between the student author and a female student at Bradford
Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — A 19-year-old Twin Lakes man who volunteered at Wilmot High School is facing 11 felony charges after investigators say they uncovered sexually explicit Snapchat conversations, videos and photographs involving a 16-year-old girl, along with evidence that the two had sex. Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes, was charged
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Cory K. Wilson, 21, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Cory K. Wilson, 21, of Twin Lakes, was charged Friday with felony fourth-offense operating while intoxicated after prosecutors say his growing OWI record transformed a March 2025 second-offense case into a felony fourth offense. Despite Wilson’s recent history of OWI cases, allegedly repeatedly driving while revoked, multiple bail-jumping charges,
Kenneth Gordon Thilmont, 48, of Genoa City(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TOWN OF RANDALL, Wis. — Kenneth Gordon Thilmont, 48, of Genoa City, is facing two felonies and three misdemeanors after prosecutors say he barricaded himself inside his home during a mental-health investigation and later violently fought with Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office deputies, injuring two of them. Thilmont was arrested on a warrant Thursday,
Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) BRISTOL, Wis. — Lawrence D. Griffin Jr., 54, of Gurnee, Illinois, was charged Thursday with four felonies after prosecutors say he led Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a dangerous high-speed pursuit through the Village of Bristol and onto I-94, reaching approximately 119 mph while weaving through traffic and repeatedly driving into
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David R. Petretti Watring, 39, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — A Kenosha man who was originally facing three felonies after authorities say he drove drunk and high through a Somers family’s yard, narrowly missing a father and his two young children before plowing into a garage, received only 90 days of work release from Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason
Brian J. Koldeway, 57, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) WHEATLAND, Wis. — Brian J. Koldeway, 57, of Burlington, was charged Monday with first-degree recklessly endangering safety after an alleged road-rage encounter in which authorities say he intentionally drove into the wrong lane toward a motorcyclist, forcing the rider to slow nearly to a stop, before later allegedly swerving into the motorcycle and knocking
Matthew Jeoshua Turner, 25, of Caledonia(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) BRISTOL, Wis. — Matthew Jeoshua Turner, 25, of Caledonia, was charged Monday with misdemeanor disorderly conduct, domestic abuse, after authorities say he became enraged at his aunt at the Bristol Renaissance Faire because she did not take the day off work to spend with him for his birthday. Turner allegedly pushed the woman, repeatedly
Justin J. Sumeland Jr., 17, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Justin J. Sumeland Jr., 17, of Kenosha, was charged Monday with a felony after investigators say he threatened to murder a Kenosha Police Department officer, allegedly writing, “We gotta off him.” Police considered the threat serious enough to institute protective measures, including extra patrols around the officer’s residence. Despite those
Leonna Willa Peterson, 20, of Silver Lake(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Leonna Willa Peterson, 20, of Silver Lake, was charged Monday with two felonies and three misdemeanors after authorities say an intoxicated and belligerent encounter at the Kenosha County Fair escalated into Peterson kicking a Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office deputy in the groin and repeatedly threatening to kill him. Kenosha
Brandon S. Gordon, 35 and Tiffany Rose Hahn, 32, Both of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Brandon S. Gordon, 35, of Twin Lakes, was charged Monday with felony strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, all as acts of domestic abuse, after police say a drunken fight with his girlfriend turned violent inside their Twin Lakes home. Gordon
Kassandra M. Calero, 26, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha woman is facing a felony charge after authorities say she became combative while being treated following a crash and bit a registered nurse hard enough to leave visible teeth marks. Kassandra M. Calero, 26, of Kenosha, was charged Monday with felony bodily harm to a health care provider as
James H. Scudder II, 33, of Genoa City(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) RANDALL, Wis. — James H. Scudder II, 33, of Genoa City, was charged Monday with felony strangulation after authorities say he squeezed his girlfriend’s neck with both hands and then put his knee on her neck during a domestic dispute. Kenosha County Circuit Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum released Scudder
Robert J. Lobacz, 48, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 48-year-old Kenosha man has been charged with a felony after an altercation inside a Kenosha tavern allegedly left a woman with a fractured wrist and multiple serious injuries to her shoulder, elbow and tendons. Robert J. Lobacz, 48, of Kenosha, was charged Friday, Aug. 21, with one count of substantial
RACINE, Wis. — Racine County District Attorney Tricia Hanson (D) is facing an ethics complaint accusing her campaign committee of repeatedly failing to file legally required campaign finance reports, including a report covering a period when her committee gave $1,000 to Racine County sheriff candidate Cary Madrigal. Kelly Gallaher, chair of the Democratic Party of Racine County, filed the complaint with the Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. — A years-long saga involving allegations of stalking, repeated violations of a harassment injunction, intimate photographs or recordings, and a mountain of largely unsuccessful AI-assisted litigation ended with a small fine Thursday after Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jodi Meier accepted a plea from Mathiew R. Fox. Fox, 38, of Kenosha, pleaded guilty August 20 to an amended charge of disorderly
KENOSHA, Wis. — A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a Mt. Pleasant man’s latest attempt to transform a Kenosha eviction dispute into a sprawling racketeering conspiracy, finding that his entirely AI-generated lawsuit failed to state a legitimate federal claim. U.S. District Judge Brett H. Ludwig dismissed Patrick Fagan’s case Friday, August 21, after Fagan sued 10 named defendants and five John Does
KENOSHA, Wis. — When a police officer earns his sergeant chevrons, lieutenant bars or captain bars, they usually come from the police chief, not a federal judge. A chief calls an officer into the office and gives them the news: Congratulations. You’re being promoted. Kenosha County Eye is not aware of a case locally where an officer has tried another route to those
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge David Wilk recently issued a bizarre ruling that weakens a restraining order Wilk personally granted and creates a dangerous social-media loophole for future violators. The case involved a person protected by a restraining order who was repeatedly contacted on the protected person’s own social-media account by the person subject to that order. Ownership and control
Serious Crash Friday Afternoon(Photo by BC) KENOSHA, Wis. — A serious three-vehicle crash in Kenosha’s inner city Thursday afternoon left multiple people injured, including two people whose injuries were considered immediately life-threatening or otherwise required the highest priority for emergency treatment, according to emergency radio traffic reviewed by Kenosha County Eye. Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) Investigators Friday Afternoon(Photo by BC) You must
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Nice neck tattoos. I’m assuming he’s a CEO somewhere.
If CEO stands for “Choke Everyone Out” then yes.
… it’s those darn Muslim couples causing mayhem again.
There’s got to be a support group for, wives who have been choked out by husbands with neck tattoos, by now.
The tattooed neck says it all.
ALWAYS, got to have a “safe word”! 🛑
Strangulation Epidemic
It’s the demon possession going rogue.
Look at the eyes, there isn’t anybody home there. Demons got him.