MONROE - A Brodhead man with a history of addiction and a long criminal record was sentenced Sept. 22 in Green County Circuit Court to three years of probation.
Andy J. Markham, 41, is ordered to maintain absolute sobriety and undergo treatment and counseling as conditions of his probation, Judge Thomas Vale ruled.
Markham is convicted in multiple cases going back to 2013. His felony convictions include taking and driving a vehicle without consent and three counts of bail jumping, in addition to misdemeanor counts of battery and knowingly violating domestic-abuse restraining orders.
The most recent case against Markham, which broke his deferred prosecution agreements on previous cases, stems from a series of erratic actions and apparent drug-addled behavior April 2 in Brodhead.
According to the criminal complaint:
Markham ran through M&J's Bar, 1117 W. 2nd Ave., picked up a bucket of sidewalk salt and emptied it all over the floor before leaving. He threatened to kill a bystander and was seen smashing a bottle of beer just outside the senior center downtown.
The man he threatened told police he didn't want to press charges because Markham was under the influence of drugs. The man speculated the drug in question was bath salts, but court records show a history of meth use.
When police caught up with Markham, his speech was slurred, his pupils were pinpoints and he said he'd had "a little heroin."
During the arrest, Markham vacillated between cooperation, confusion and hostility. An arresting officer noted that Markham passed out, then woke up and started attacking officers and rolling around on the ground, "kicking and flailing (on) his back as if he forgot who we were."
At one point, Markham "got down on his knees as if praying" and said, "I'm sorry, my lord." He told officers he was having a "bad day" and threw himself chest-first on the hood of the squad car, then slowly slid off and lay on the ground chanting, "I wanted more dope money."
Earlier the same day an officer reported having a friendly interaction with Markham, whom he saw jogging shirtless on a trail in Brodhead. "Hey Mr. Markham," the officer called out. "What's up, boss," Markham responded.
A family member told police that Markham had been clean for a long time before April 2 and that the court had just a few days earlier granted him the right to see his children again.
Andy J. Markham, 41, is ordered to maintain absolute sobriety and undergo treatment and counseling as conditions of his probation, Judge Thomas Vale ruled.
Markham is convicted in multiple cases going back to 2013. His felony convictions include taking and driving a vehicle without consent and three counts of bail jumping, in addition to misdemeanor counts of battery and knowingly violating domestic-abuse restraining orders.
The most recent case against Markham, which broke his deferred prosecution agreements on previous cases, stems from a series of erratic actions and apparent drug-addled behavior April 2 in Brodhead.
According to the criminal complaint:
Markham ran through M&J's Bar, 1117 W. 2nd Ave., picked up a bucket of sidewalk salt and emptied it all over the floor before leaving. He threatened to kill a bystander and was seen smashing a bottle of beer just outside the senior center downtown.
The man he threatened told police he didn't want to press charges because Markham was under the influence of drugs. The man speculated the drug in question was bath salts, but court records show a history of meth use.
When police caught up with Markham, his speech was slurred, his pupils were pinpoints and he said he'd had "a little heroin."
During the arrest, Markham vacillated between cooperation, confusion and hostility. An arresting officer noted that Markham passed out, then woke up and started attacking officers and rolling around on the ground, "kicking and flailing (on) his back as if he forgot who we were."
At one point, Markham "got down on his knees as if praying" and said, "I'm sorry, my lord." He told officers he was having a "bad day" and threw himself chest-first on the hood of the squad car, then slowly slid off and lay on the ground chanting, "I wanted more dope money."
Earlier the same day an officer reported having a friendly interaction with Markham, whom he saw jogging shirtless on a trail in Brodhead. "Hey Mr. Markham," the officer called out. "What's up, boss," Markham responded.
A family member told police that Markham had been clean for a long time before April 2 and that the court had just a few days earlier granted him the right to see his children again.