Green County
Misdemeanors
● Troy Justin Gordee, 38, Monroe, pleaded no contest Dec. 12 to a misdemeanor charge of receiving or concealing stolen property. He was sentenced to one year on probation, to run concurrent to his extended supervision for burglary and forgery convictions from 2014, also in Green County. His court assessments total $443. The case stems from the theft of two iPads from a Clarno Road residence. One of the iPads was sold June 22 at an ecoATM Kiosk in a Beloit Walmart.
● Michael Christopher Kollatz, 38, Albany, pleaded no contest Dec. 16 to a misdemeanor charge of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon as a party to a crime, with six related misdemeanors dismissed. He entered a one-year deferred prosecution agreement, with conditions including successful completion of a hunter’s safety education program through the Wisconsin DNR. The charge will be fully dismissed if he complies. His co-defendant, Joshua Thomas Leopold, 40, Darlington, faced similar charges and entered a similar agreement in August. The cases stem from an investigation into a stray bullet that grazed a fisherman near Browntown in December 2018. The criminal complaint indicates Kollatz and Leopold endangered seven people by shooting guns at a makeshift shooting range near Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area. A man out fishing with friends on the lake at Cadiz Springs told police he was taking down his ice shanty “when all of a sudden something struck him in his left leg.” The bullet went through his thick Carhartt pants and left a welt and open wound on his leg. Another fisherman reported a bullet went by his head. Investigation led police to a property just north of Beckman Lake where Leopold and Kollatz had been shooting off .40 caliber rounds. Two days later, the injured fisherman told police he had a good conversation with Kollatz and Leopold and he was satisfied with their apology. He also said he was “satisfied that they would make things right” if he needed any medical expenses covered.
● Dustin Jon Olson, 30, Monroe, pleaded guilty Dec. 18 to a misdemeanor charge of receiving or concealing stolen property. He was sentenced to one year on probation with a conditional 30 days in jail. He owes $703 in restitution and court fees. The case stems from the theft of a trailer with bales of hay on it (total value: $2,050) from a location in Monticello in January 2019.
● Aaron Ryan Heath, 27, Janesville, pleaded no contest Dec. 19 to a misdemeanor charge of possessing an amphetamine. A related charge of possessing drug paraphernalia was dismissed. He entered a one-year deferred prosecution agreement with conditions including an Alcohol and Other Drug (AODA) assessment through Rock County Human Services. The charge will be fully dismissed if he complies. Court records indicate Heath asked a Community Service Officer for directions during the Homecoming parade on Oct. 4 in Brodhead. The officer reported a smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and police responded to investigate. Heath told police he had no marijuana in the vehicle but he had smoked about an hour earlier. Police noted he had “bloodshot and glossy” eyes. Field sobriety tests were inconclusive. One officer noted, “I did not have enough evidence of impaired driving to arrest Aaron for operating while impaired.” A corncob pipe, grinder and two Adderall pills were located during the arrest.
● Stephanie Rene Scott, 31, Monroe, pleaded no contest Jan. 8 to a misdemeanor second-offense charge of operating while intoxicated. Related charges of bail jumping and resisting or obstructing an officer were dismissed. She was sentenced to 50 days in jail. Her license is revoked 14 months and she is ordered to complete an alcohol abuse assessment. She owes the court $1,618. The case stems from an Aug. 30 hit-and-run crash south of Juda. Police reports indicate she lost control of her vehicle in the N1000 block of County S and it went into the ditch and hit a power pole, causing the pole to break in half, then she drove away.
● Tyler Jon Woodstock, 20, Brodhead, pleaded no contest Jan. 8 to a misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property, with a related charge of disorderly conduct dismissed. He was granted a one-year deferred prosecution agreement with conditions including anger management or domestic violence counseling. The charge will be fully dismissed if he complies. The case stems from a domestic dispute Sept. 22 at his home in Brodhead. Court records indicate he broke the plastic license plate holder on a car and bent the license plate to an “almost 90-degree angle.”