Green County Circuit Court

Felonies

♦ Kendrick James Eichelkraut, 27, Monticello, had his probation revoked May 21 on a fourth-offense felony conviction of driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration and was sentenced to 444 days in prison, with time served, and three years on extended supervision with conditions that he seek treatment and maintain absolute sobriety. The case stems from a traffic accident with injuries July 24, 2015, on Fahey Road, Town of Exeter. The injured victim in the case wrote the court that Eichelkraut is “a good kid with a long life ahead of him,” adding that, “At the accident scene I remember very little but I do remember Kendrick coming to my aid as I was lying in the ditch and bleeding severely from my head and saying (he) had some first-aid training and I need(ed) to sit up and get my head above my heart. He also sat next to me and waited for help to arrive. He had my best interest at heart.” Eichelkraut had his probation revoked after he failed to pay court-ordered financial obligations of $3,493 and was arrested in December for another offense of intoxicated driving. That case, in Iowa County, is still pending. Court records indicate he is currently incarcerated at the Iowa County Jail. In May, his father wrote the court a statement of support for his son: “Kendrick is a very good person who just needs some guidance. I am taking most of the responsibility for his actions for as a child I was not there for him. I too thought that alcohol was the most important thing in life. Whether it be learned or hereditary I don’t know, but he had both. It took me a taste of dealing with cancer to learn and I have. With some help and a lot of effort on his part he will succeed and be a productive person. I can’t speak for him but it has to be what he wants. I love my son dearly and hope the best and will do anything for him. ... the choices are his.”

Misdemeanors

♦ Stephanie Ann Husom (aka Stephanie Ann Cowell), 27, South Wayne, pleaded guilty May 22 to two Class A misdemeanor counts of issuing worthless checks. A third count was dismissed but “read in.” She was sentenced to 120 days in jail and put on a payment plan. She owes the court $886. Court records indicate she wrote worthless checks to Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Monroe on three occasions in June 2017. Farm & Fleet’s loss-prevention officer reported to police that she and her co-defendant Neil Patrick Husom, 27, South Wayne, purchased a total of $5,401.35 in merchandise with worthless checks and that the two were suspected of fraudulently obtaining about $30,000 worth of merchandise from area Farm & Fleet stores, including in Dodgeville, Platteville, Madison, Verona and Baraboo. Stephanie Husom was cooperative with police when confronted and got emotional, explaining that she was homeless and has three children. She said she and Neil Husom pawned the merchandise and that the money went in part to support his “gambling problem” and addiction to prescription pills. He faces similar charges that are still pending. After failing to appear in court July 12, a warrant was issued for his arrest.

♦ Brandon Michael Fahrney Triem, 30, Monroe, had two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing an officer dismissed May 24 and was instead issued forfeiture citations for the same charges. He owes the court $817. Court records indicate police responded on April 6 to his home on 16th Avenue for a report of an intoxicated person becoming aggressive. He had been drinking constantly for days and had “not slept for an extended amount of time,” according to police reports. He was upset over relationship issues and was “verbally belligerent” and “boisterously yelling.”

♦ Cesar Mario Montero, 27, Monroe, pleaded no contest May 25 to misdemeanor charges of battery and disorderly conduct and was sentenced to 18 months on probation. A charge of criminal damage to property and two additional counts of disorderly conduct were dismissed but “read in.” The charges stem from two incidents in Monroe in 2017, according to court records. On Sept. 25, Montero confronted a man outside a gas station over relationship issues and punched him, breaking his nose. On Dec. 26, at his home in the 700 block of 17th Street, he grabbed a woman’s cellphone and threw it on the ground twice when it rang, breaking it.

♦ Lisa Marie Valentin, 43, Monroe, pleaded no contest May 30 to a Class A misdemeanor charge of retail theft and was fined. She owes the court $1,135.50. Two misdemeanor counts of misdemeanor bail jumping were dismissed. Court records indicate she and her co-defendant David Valentin, 47, Monroe, who pleaded guilty to the same charge in March, shoplifted deodorants, shampoo, conditioner, sponges and Theraflu medicine with a combined value of $62.65 on Feb. 4 from the Walmart Supercenter, 300 6th Ave. West, Monroe.

♦ Justin Lance Bormann, 31, Preston, Iowa, pleaded no contest June 1 to a forfeiture citation of disorderly conduct, downgraded from a misdemeanor, and was fined $330.50. The case stems from a Nov. 11 domestic dispute with a woman outside Walmart in Monroe. According to court records, he threatened to hit her with a crowbar, cut her throat and “put her in the truck.” In a statement to the court, she wrote that she continues to be scared of Bormann and that he deserves to go to jail: “(He) has still attempted reaching out to me through fake Facebook accounts, which is highly inappropriate and scary. I have extreme PTSD from the ongoing abuse (me) and my daughter had to endure. He has forever changed me and my ability to have healthy relationships. With how negatively he has and continues to impact my life, I feel a stronger and more serious penalty needs to be heavily considered. I have been terrified for (my) and my daughter’s lives. I feel unsafe anytime we are alone. I can’t do normal activities like go grocery shopping alone because I’m sick to my stomach with fear. I have endured so much pain, fear and trauma from this man. ...”