KENOSHA, Wis. — Justin J. Johnson, 43, of Kenosha, was sentenced to only two months of work release for his felony 4th-offense OWI, underscoring liberal Judge Jodi L. Meier’s (D) tolerance and support of felony repeat drunk drivers.
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Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Just one day after Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum dismissed a Class D child-enticement felony carrying up to 25 years in prison against Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes, prosecutors charged Scaletta Wednesday with a new felony involving the same 13-year-old girl. The new
Kayla J. Dodson, 29, of Pleasant Prairie(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Nearly 16 months after Briona A. Bishop, 35, of Pleasant Prairie, struck and killed 26-year-old Tobi Moeri while he was riding a scooter and fled the scene, prosecutors have charged a third sister in connection with the case. Bishop is now serving 7½ years in prison as part of
Lauren J. Madsen, 38, of Somers(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Lauren J. Madsen, 38, of Somers, allegedly lasted just one day before violating Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum’s order that she have no contact with animals after being charged in a shocking animal-neglect case involving feces,
Martin Anacleto Jr., 38, of Paddock Lake(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PADDOCK LAKE, Wis. — Martin Anacleto Jr., 38, of Paddock Lake, is facing misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct charges, both with domestic abuse modifiers, after prosecutors say a chaotic family argument escalated into Anacleto threatening to shoot his fiancée’s daughter
Christopher R. Frederick, 34, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Christopher R. Frederick, 34, of Kenosha, was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct as a domestic abuse repeater after prosecutors say he screamed profanities at his girlfriend, called her degrading names, slammed things around her home and frightened her
Oscar O. Higginbottom, 54, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Oscar O. Higginbottom, 54, of Racine, was charged Tuesday with two felonies stemming from a pair of thefts in downtown Kenosha nearly four years ago, including the burglary of Inner Child Comics & Collectibles and the theft of
Rasheena V. Davis, 43, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Rasheena V. Davis, 43, of Kenosha, is facing two criminal charges after police say she threatened a man during an ongoing dispute, including allegedly threatening to have her nephew go to his house and “shoot it up.” Davis,
KENOSHA, Wis. — Michael William Joseph Sindelar, 31, formerly of Kenosha, was charged last year with felony physical abuse of an elder person after police said he punched his elderly mother in the head. Sindelar ultimately pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and received 18 months of probation with no jail
Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Just one day after Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum dismissed a Class D child-enticement felony carrying up to 25 years in prison against Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes, prosecutors charged Scaletta Wednesday with a new felony involving the same 13-year-old girl. The new
Kayla J. Dodson, 29, of Pleasant Prairie(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Nearly 16 months after Briona A. Bishop, 35, of Pleasant Prairie, struck and killed 26-year-old Tobi Moeri while he was riding a scooter and fled the scene, prosecutors have charged a third sister in connection with the case. Bishop is now serving 7½ years in prison as part of
Lauren J. Madsen, 38, of Somers(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Lauren J. Madsen, 38, of Somers, allegedly lasted just one day before violating Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum’s order that she have no contact with animals after being charged in a shocking animal-neglect case involving feces, mold and maggot-filled squalor. Kellum apparently thought no-cash bail and a court order
Martin Anacleto Jr., 38, of Paddock Lake(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PADDOCK LAKE, Wis. — Martin Anacleto Jr., 38, of Paddock Lake, is facing misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct charges, both with domestic abuse modifiers, after prosecutors say a chaotic family argument escalated into Anacleto threatening to shoot his fiancée’s daughter and her boyfriend before grabbing the boyfriend around the throat and squeezing hard
Christopher R. Frederick, 34, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Christopher R. Frederick, 34, of Kenosha, was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct as a domestic abuse repeater after prosecutors say he screamed profanities at his girlfriend, called her degrading names, slammed things around her home and frightened her enough that she called police. Frederick was already out on felony bail in
Oscar O. Higginbottom, 54, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Oscar O. Higginbottom, 54, of Racine, was charged Tuesday with two felonies stemming from a pair of thefts in downtown Kenosha nearly four years ago, including the burglary of Inner Child Comics & Collectibles and the theft of more than $6,600 in equipment from a neighboring business. Higginbottom faces one count
Rasheena V. Davis, 43, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Rasheena V. Davis, 43, of Kenosha, is facing two criminal charges after police say she threatened a man during an ongoing dispute, including allegedly threatening to have her nephew go to his house and “shoot it up.” Davis, who has a prior felony conviction and was already out on no-cash bail
KENOSHA, Wis. — Michael William Joseph Sindelar, 31, formerly of Kenosha, was charged last year with felony physical abuse of an elder person after police said he punched his elderly mother in the head. Sindelar ultimately pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and received 18 months of probation with no jail by liberal activist judge Jodi Meier (D). When Kenosha County Eye covered Sindelar’s
Note: Explicit Descriptions Below State of Wisconsin — Wisconsin’s criminal code contains a gap so absurd that it sounds invented. It isn’t. It’s sitting in black and white in Chapter 948 of the Wisconsin Statutes, and as far as this publication can tell, no one in Madison has ever bothered to close it. Here is the plain-English version. Under Wis. Stat. § 948.09,
Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum dismissed a Class D felony child-enticement case Tuesday against Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes, who prosecutors alleged was trying to have sex with a 13-year-old girl. According to information obtained confidentially by KCE from a Kenosha County courthouse
KENOSHA, Wis. — Wisconsin Examiner Deputy Editor Erik Gunn (D) is apparently working on another story involving me. I don’t know what the story is, what supposed news event prompted it, or why Gunn remains so interested in me. I asked him. He wouldn’t tell me. On Tuesday, Gunn told me that neither he nor his editor would provide any comment for this
Sable Russell, 34, Ace Leo Frank, 34, of Elkhart, Indiana, and Cody Luigi Frank, 22, of Hudson(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Three people are facing a combined 30-plus criminal charges after prosecutors say an attempt to arrest a wanted felon at a Kenosha Walmart erupted into two simultaneous high-speed police chases, a rammed sheriff’s squad, a 100-plus-mph pursuit through Kenosha County,
KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha is putting property owners on notice that they are responsible for keeping the alleys bordering their properties clean and maintained, with citations, cleanup costs and additional fees possible for those who fail to comply. The city issued a reminder Tuesday that under Kenosha Ordinance 5.11, property owners and other responsible parties must maintain the alley abutting
Donald L. White, 65, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Donald L. White, 65, a homeless man from Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with a felony after prosecutors say he ran from police, resisted arrest, was found with alleged drug paraphernalia and threatened to kill police officers after being taken into custody. Despite the allegations and a police officer specifically citing White’s
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — The Pleasant Prairie Police Department officially welcomed its newest four-legged officer Monday when K-9 Rex was sworn into service during the August 24 Pleasant Prairie Village Board meeting. Village Clerk Jane Snell administered the official oath to Rex during the ceremony, formally welcoming him to the department. Rex, a Dutch Shepherd born in Poland, will work second shift with
Jorge Varible Martinez, 26, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Jorge Varible Martinez, 26, of Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with three misdemeanors after prosecutors say he falsely reported that shots had been fired at a Somers tavern after he was kicked out, prompting multiple Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office deputies to respond. Martinez allegedly later admitted that he never saw a firearm
Heidi A. Arndt, 44, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Heidi A. Arndt, 44, of Kenosha, is facing two domestic-abuse charges after police say she shoved her disabled longtime girlfriend backward into a bathtub, causing the woman to strike her head on tile, and then refused to help her get out. Heidi A. Arndt, 44, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You
“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
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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
Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Just one day after Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum dismissed a Class D child-enticement felony carrying up to 25 years in prison against Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes, prosecutors charged Scaletta Wednesday with a new felony involving the same 13-year-old girl. The new
Kayla J. Dodson, 29, of Pleasant Prairie(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Nearly 16 months after Briona A. Bishop, 35, of Pleasant Prairie, struck and killed 26-year-old Tobi Moeri while he was riding a scooter and fled the scene, prosecutors have charged a third sister in connection with the case. Bishop is now serving 7½ years in prison as part of
Lauren J. Madsen, 38, of Somers(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Lauren J. Madsen, 38, of Somers, allegedly lasted just one day before violating Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum’s order that she have no contact with animals after being charged in a shocking animal-neglect case involving feces, mold and maggot-filled squalor. Kellum apparently thought no-cash bail and a court order
Martin Anacleto Jr., 38, of Paddock Lake(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PADDOCK LAKE, Wis. — Martin Anacleto Jr., 38, of Paddock Lake, is facing misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct charges, both with domestic abuse modifiers, after prosecutors say a chaotic family argument escalated into Anacleto threatening to shoot his fiancée’s daughter and her boyfriend before grabbing the boyfriend around the throat and squeezing hard
Christopher R. Frederick, 34, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Christopher R. Frederick, 34, of Kenosha, was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct as a domestic abuse repeater after prosecutors say he screamed profanities at his girlfriend, called her degrading names, slammed things around her home and frightened her enough that she called police. Frederick was already out on felony bail in
Oscar O. Higginbottom, 54, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Oscar O. Higginbottom, 54, of Racine, was charged Tuesday with two felonies stemming from a pair of thefts in downtown Kenosha nearly four years ago, including the burglary of Inner Child Comics & Collectibles and the theft of more than $6,600 in equipment from a neighboring business. Higginbottom faces one count
Rasheena V. Davis, 43, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Rasheena V. Davis, 43, of Kenosha, is facing two criminal charges after police say she threatened a man during an ongoing dispute, including allegedly threatening to have her nephew go to his house and “shoot it up.” Davis, who has a prior felony conviction and was already out on no-cash bail
KENOSHA, Wis. — Michael William Joseph Sindelar, 31, formerly of Kenosha, was charged last year with felony physical abuse of an elder person after police said he punched his elderly mother in the head. Sindelar ultimately pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and received 18 months of probation with no jail by liberal activist judge Jodi Meier (D). When Kenosha County Eye covered Sindelar’s
Note: Explicit Descriptions Below State of Wisconsin — Wisconsin’s criminal code contains a gap so absurd that it sounds invented. It isn’t. It’s sitting in black and white in Chapter 948 of the Wisconsin Statutes, and as far as this publication can tell, no one in Madison has ever bothered to close it. Here is the plain-English version. Under Wis. Stat. § 948.09,
Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Kenosha County Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum dismissed a Class D felony child-enticement case Tuesday against Austin Carl Scaletta, 19, of Twin Lakes, who prosecutors alleged was trying to have sex with a 13-year-old girl. According to information obtained confidentially by KCE from a Kenosha County courthouse
KENOSHA, Wis. — Wisconsin Examiner Deputy Editor Erik Gunn (D) is apparently working on another story involving me. I don’t know what the story is, what supposed news event prompted it, or why Gunn remains so interested in me. I asked him. He wouldn’t tell me. On Tuesday, Gunn told me that neither he nor his editor would provide any comment for this
Sable Russell, 34, Ace Leo Frank, 34, of Elkhart, Indiana, and Cody Luigi Frank, 22, of Hudson(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Three people are facing a combined 30-plus criminal charges after prosecutors say an attempt to arrest a wanted felon at a Kenosha Walmart erupted into two simultaneous high-speed police chases, a rammed sheriff’s squad, a 100-plus-mph pursuit through Kenosha County,
KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha is putting property owners on notice that they are responsible for keeping the alleys bordering their properties clean and maintained, with citations, cleanup costs and additional fees possible for those who fail to comply. The city issued a reminder Tuesday that under Kenosha Ordinance 5.11, property owners and other responsible parties must maintain the alley abutting
Donald L. White, 65, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Donald L. White, 65, a homeless man from Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with a felony after prosecutors say he ran from police, resisted arrest, was found with alleged drug paraphernalia and threatened to kill police officers after being taken into custody. Despite the allegations and a police officer specifically citing White’s
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — The Pleasant Prairie Police Department officially welcomed its newest four-legged officer Monday when K-9 Rex was sworn into service during the August 24 Pleasant Prairie Village Board meeting. Village Clerk Jane Snell administered the official oath to Rex during the ceremony, formally welcoming him to the department. Rex, a Dutch Shepherd born in Poland, will work second shift with
Jorge Varible Martinez, 26, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Jorge Varible Martinez, 26, of Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with three misdemeanors after prosecutors say he falsely reported that shots had been fired at a Somers tavern after he was kicked out, prompting multiple Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office deputies to respond. Martinez allegedly later admitted that he never saw a firearm
