Green County
Felonies
● Kurt Alan Heun, 53, Lena, pleaded guilty Dec. 8 to two misdemeanor counts of battery and one misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property, with related charges, including a felony charge of strangulation, dismissed as part of a plea agreement. He was sentenced to two years on probation. The convictions stem from physical domestic abuse at a home in Monroe, reported in June to Monroe police by his ex-girlfriend. At Heun’s plea and sentencing hearing, the prosecutor said probation was appropriate because Heun has no prior record, the abuse appeared to be isolated to a “toxic relationship” and Heun is “motivated to ... stay out of trouble.” His attorney agreed, saying Heun “has been nothing but transparent with the court” and is “committed to putting this behind him.”
● Dakota James McCormick, 18, Argyle, was charged Dec. 8 with one felony count of fleeing or eluding an officer, stemming from an attempted traffic stop on his pickup truck in Monroe at about 1:30 a.m. Nov. 13. The criminal complaint indicates he led police on an 11-mile pursuit outside the city, at speeds reaching 111 mph and at an average speed of 95 mph. The officer eventually terminated the pursuit but later identified and located McCormick, who admitted he made a mistake in not stopping.
● Aaron Robert Cushman, 49, New Glarus, was charged Dec. 10 with one felony count of attempted strangulation and suffocation. He also faces misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and battery, all domestic abuse-related. The charges stem from an incident at Cushman’s home on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26. Police were called to the home for a report of a physical altercation between Cushman and a younger man. Cushman told police he was upset because the younger man “came home from college and drinks all the alcohol and sits around smoking weed all day” and doesn’t clean up after himself. The younger man told police Cushman grabbed the turkey out of the slow cooker and threw it in the garbage, saying “Thanksgiving is f——— over.” Angered that the meal was ruined, the younger man grabbed some of the stuffing out of the garbage and threw it at Cushman’s chest. Cushman then allegedly grabbed him by the throat, pushed him against the kitchen wall, pinned him to the ground and strangled him until he used a metal curtain rod in self-defense to hit Cushman. Cushman had blood on his head when police arrived.
● Cody Alan Young, 28, Argyle, was charged Dec. 14 with one count of felony bail jumping. The criminal complaint indicates he failed to appear for a preliminary hearing in court Dec. 11. He also did not appear for an initial appearance in the case Dec. 16. His attorney indicated Young “will turn himself in in a couple weeks.”
● David Richard Hudson, 30, Lake Zurich, Illinois, pleaded no contest Dec. 15 to a felony charge of theft, stemming from a Feb. 8 theft of tires and rims from a vehicle parked at Ruda Chevrolet Toyota, 104 8th St., Monroe. A felony charge of receiving stolen property was dismissed. He was sentenced to three years on probation and ordered to pay restitution. His court assessments total $4,007.37.
● Kristopher Taylor Hauenstein, 26, Twin Lakes, was charged Dec. 15 with felony counts of bail jumping and armed robbery with threat of force, as well as misdemeanor counts of bail jumping, disorderly conduct, sending computer messages with threats of injury or harm and knowingly violating a child abuse order. A warrant was issued for his arrest. The case stems from an incident Oct. 16 at the apartment of a woman in New Glarus with whom he has two children. The criminal complaint indicates he sent her frequent and abusive text messages, then showed up at her apartment and knocked on the door and on windows while she tried to hide with the children inside. He demanded money and left only after she gave him $100. She initially refused to give him money but relented when he threatened that he “should just shoot her in the head.” His presence at the apartment violated court orders of no contact with the children, who witnessed the incident. Afterward, she “was so panicked by the event that she just cried for a few moments trying to regain control of her emotions before calling (police).” She told police she believed he would spend the money on meth, cocaine, and gas for his car.