(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office)
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha woman accused of dragging her husband with a car while one of their children sat inside the vehicle was given only a $1,000 cash bail Friday by Court Commissioner William “Bargain Bail Billy” Michel II despite facing a felony that carries up to 10 years in prison.
(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office)
Excel Adale Morse, 33, of Kenosha, was charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and misdemeanor disorderly conduct-domestic abuse after an incident Thursday night at a home in the 1800 block of 28th Street.
According to prosecutors, Morse went to the home to spend time with her three children. She and her husband, who were reportedly separated, began arguing. Morse had temporarily been staying with her mother in Beach Park, Illinois, because she believed her husband had cheated on her.
Authorities said Morse eventually left with the children in her red Ford Mustang, but later returned after one of the children reportedly wanted to go back home. Prosecutors say one of the younger children, who remained inside the vehicle, told her father she did not feel safe or comfortable with Morse.
The complaint alleges the husband then went to the passenger side of the vehicle while Morse remained in the driver’s seat. Prosecutors say Morse put the vehicle in reverse and accelerated aggressively, causing the man’s leg to become trapped by the open passenger door and dragging him about two feet.
Police said the man later complained of pain and was limping. Officers observed discoloration on his right knee.
One of the couple’s children reportedly told police he saw the vehicle accelerate while his father was near the open door and said it appeared his father was pinned by the door as Morse backed up. The child reportedly removed the keys from the ignition to stop the situation.
Michel did not impose any no-contact orders preventing Morse from contacting the family despite the domestic allegations.
Morse is due back in court April 10 for a preliminary hearing.
If convicted on all charges, Morse faces a combined maximum penalty of 10 years and 90 days in prison and $26,000 in fines.
5 Responses
Kevin, bail has a court purposes, none of which have to do with punishing a person not yet convicted of anything.
1. Make sure they show up for their court appearances. 2. If repeat and/or violent offenders, maybe keep them incarcerated custody while awaiting trial.
Low bail can and should be expected in most cases. Why not?
You’re partially right, but you’re leaving out a significant piece of the picture — especially in light of Wisconsin’s recent constitutional change.
Yes, the traditional purposes of bail are appearance and, in limited cases, detention of the truly dangerous. No argument there. But Wisconsin voters didn’t pass the April 2023 constitutional amendment because the system was working fine. They passed it — overwhelmingly — because courts were routinely ignoring public safety as a factor in bail decisions, hiding behind the old constitutional language that tied bail conditions almost exclusively to appearance.
The amendment explicitly added public safety as a basis for setting bail conditions. Courts can now consider a defendant’s prior record, the nature of the alleged offense, and the safety of the community and specific victims. That’s not about punishment — it’s about honest risk assessment.
You’re also glossing over a few other legitimate purposes of bail conditions beyond just “show up”:
Protecting specific victims and witnesses — no-contact conditions are a bail function, not a sentencing function
Preventing ongoing criminal conduct — conditions like GPS monitoring, curfews, and travel restrictions serve this purpose
Ensuring public safety between appearances — which is now explicitly constitutional in Wisconsin
The problem in Wisconsin wasn’t low bail in most cases — it was no meaningful conditions in cases involving violent or repeat offenders who went on to reoffend. That’s what drove the referendum, and that’s what the amendment addressed.
Low bail is absolutely appropriate in most cases. The issue has always been whether courts were applying any meaningful analysis in the cases where it mattered most.
Got them crazy EyEs; possessed as hell.
Sounds about white
Well said
She seems so sweet in her mugshot
Can anyone say revelation 9
The dumb with nephlihm spirited b****** are unravelling and going LOCO!
What is not surprising to see is a no contact was not imposed on the precious gypsy cunt for her felony behavior of domestic violence when i, a man home educating his children peacefully in sept 2024 is taken from my home on an unlawful arrest by KPD (case 24cm1301) which is still open over 18 months later for a bogus DC that i am innocent of and my wife is guilty of obstructing an officer. Obstruction of justice and perjury yet that particular PSYCHO has my children who i have had a no contact with for over 18 months
But i am more than at peace with it cuz YHWH is protecting those kids from their mother ingrate who hates them. Ezekiel 16. And YHWH has a little sumethin somethin for that controlled one :
NARCISSISTIC COLLAPSE THRU COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF HER PRIDE AND JUST A BOT OF MENTAL TORMENT FROM THE DEMONOIC CURSES SHE CURSED ME WITH THAT WAS A BOOMERANG THAT SMACKED HER SQUARE IN THE BACK OF HER HOLLOW NOGIN