Green County
Felonies
● Michelle Veronica Garcia, 35, Albany, was charged Nov. 25 with a Class H felony count of child abuse and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, stemming from an incident Nov. 22 at her home. Court records indicate Garcia threw her daughter’s Chromebook, breaking it, then “slammed” the girl’s finger in a door before punching her. The girl left and walked to the Albany police station, but it was closed, so she walked into a nearby bar, where a bartender called police for her. The girl told police her mother had been drinking, incidents like this had happened before and she didn’t feel safe at home. The officer noted the girl was “visibly upset and crying.” Garcia later told police her daughter swore at her for bringing home cold carryout from Panera, was being a “jerk” and Garcia didn’t know how else to react. When the officer told her she was under arrest, she responded, “I’m being a parent.”
● Ana Julieta Torres, 32, Freeport, pleaded no contest Dec. 12 to two counts of battery, two counts of disorderly conduct and one count of criminal damage to property, all misdemeanors. Felony charges of false imprisonment and bail jumping were dismissed. She was sentenced to three years on probation. She owes $1,000 in court assessments. Her convictions stem from two incidents. On Feb. 17, she was arrested after police responded to a domestic abuse disturbance on 6th Street in Monroe. Then, on July 14, court records indicate Torres drove her Jeep Cherokee into her ex’s car in a parking lot on West 8th Street in Monroe while he was holding the car door, causing his hand to get slammed. The impact also left a dent on his car. After he ran inside a nearby restaurant, she opened his driver’s door and broke the directional shifter before taking some of her belongings, a pair of shoes and a blender, out of the vehicle’s rear hatch. She denied hitting his car and claimed the directional shifter was already broken. Police noted security video footage of the incident shows his car rocking from the impact of the Jeep Cherokee.
● Martin David Trone, 55, Argyle, pleaded no contest Dec. 12 to a Class I felony charge of retail theft. A misdemeanor charge of removing an anti-theft device was dismissed. He was sentenced to two years on probation. He owes $1,079.77 in court assessments. Court records indicate Trone shoplifted a Carbon Express PileDriver bow ($398), a Kaptur drone ($159) and a hairbrush ($4.77) from the Walmart Supercenter in Monroe on Nov. 29, 2018. He is currently serving a one-year jail sentence for a felony conviction out of Lafayette County of fleeing to elude an officer.
● Dana L. Murphy, 37, formerly of Monroe and now of Gloversville, New York, pleaded no contest Dec. 18 to a Class I felony charge of possessing a synthetic cannabinoid. She was sentenced to 27 days in jail, with time served. She owes over $3,500 in court assessments. The case stems from an anonymous tip to the Stateline Area Narcotics Team that Murphy was getting drugs in the mail from Florida. In May, according to the criminal complaint, police intercepted a package addressed to her and found it contained 95 grams of suspected synthetic cannabis. A search of her Toyota Camry and her apartment in the 800 block of 6th Street located no other items of evidential value. She told police the substance in the package was just incense she ordered and she didn’t plan to smoke it, she “just lets it burn in a tray above a candle in the living room.”
● Steven Scott Quam, 28, Brodhead, pleaded no contest Dec. 20 to a Class G felony charge of intimidating a victim and misdemeanor charges of battery and disorderly conduct, stemming from a domestic abuse incident Aug. 22 at his former home on 7th Street in Brodhead, during which a woman alleged he repeatedly pushed her down and shoved her. He was sentenced to two years on probation for the misdemeanors and entered a deferred prosecution agreement on the felony. If he complies with conditions of the agreement, the felony will be dismissed. He owes $1,086 in court assessments.
Misdemeanors
● Cody Lee Faith, 20, Browntown, had his probation revoked Nov. 14 on misdemeanor convictions of possessing THC and possessing an illegally obtained prescription. According to a letter filed Oct. 31 by his probation agent, Faith had several violations while under supervision, with his most recent violation being “consuming ketamine without a valid prescription on Oct. 26,” and he is in need of alcohol and drug abuse treatment. He was ordered to serve 30 days in jail, which court records indicate he satisfied on Nov. 29. A fine of $849.50 was paid in full.
● Devin Quade Manley, 23, Brodhead, pleaded no contest Dec. 11 to misdemeanor charges of carrying a gun where alcohol is sold and intentionally pointing a firearm at a person. A charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed. He was sentenced to 18 months on probation, with conditions including 10 days in jail, no firearms except under direct supervision and no drinking. He owes $886 in court assessments. The case stems from an incident at about 1:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at Payne’s Pub, 1101 1st Center Ave., Brodhead. According to the criminal complaint, several witnesses told police Manley tried to pick a fight with a fellow bar patron about the man’s motorcycle, referring to the vehicle using a racist slur, then continued “eyeballing” the man. Manley then took a gun from his waistband, loaded a round in the gun’s chamber and pointed it at the man. The victim “appeared extremely shaken and upset,” a responding officer noted. Witnesses told police this is not the first time Manley has pulled a gun in a bar in Brodhead. One witness also said Manley “knows that he is not welcomed at Payne’s Pub but chose to go there anyway.”