Green County
Felonies
● Chase Steven Norton, 23, Mineral Point, pleaded no contest April 17 to a Class A misdemeanor charge of battery, downgraded from a felony charge of substantial battery, and was sentenced to one year on probation, with conditions that he undergo treatment and counseling for alcohol or other drug abuse. A misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed. He was assessed $443 in court fines and fees. The case stems from a fight at a bar on Main Street in Monticello on Jan. 1. Court records indicate 10 to 15 people were involved in the fracas and one man was left with a facial laceration and bruising.
● Jeremy Lee Hartwig, 31, Albany, pleaded no contest April 18 to felony charges of strangulation and intimidation of a victim. Related charges including disorderly conduct and false imprisonment were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. He was sentenced to four years on probation with a conditional 90 days in jail. He is ordered to undergo an assessment for alcohol and other drug abuse and attend anger management counseling. He owes $1,036 in court assessments. The case stems from a domestic disturbance Dec. 22 in rural Albany. Court records indicate he arrived at the Attica Bar on County X at about 7 p.m. and drank to the point of drunkenness. The bartender later told police he was annoying people in the bar, so she walked him home around 10 p.m., then returned to work. Hartwig then became physically abusive to a woman in his home, pushing her down, pulling her hair, calling her names and strangling her, leaving her with lacerations to her nose and cheek. Officers who responded that night located him sleeping in bed, smelling strongly of alcohol.
● Joshua James Hudson, 25, Pecatonica, Illinois, entered a two-year deferred prosecution agreement April 25 on two Class I felony counts of failure to pay child support, with conditions that he attend quarterly review hearings, file and provide his federal income tax returns and pay $320 monthly, or his current child support order, whichever is higher, to the Wisconsin Support Collections Trust Fund. The charges will be fully dismissed if he complies.
● Elijah I. Armendarez, 23, Argyle, pleaded no contest April 25 to a Class F felony charge of delivering cocaine. He was sentenced to one year in prison, with the sentence imposed and stayed, 30 days in jail and two years on probation. He owes $618 in court assessments. Court records indicate he sold 1.1 grams of crack cocaine for $100 to a confidential informant in the 100 block of Wis. 69 in Monticello on Jan. 24, 2018.
● Travis Wade Ramsey, 50, Monroe, pleaded no contest May 1 to one count of disorderly conduct and two counts of battery, all misdemeanors. Related charges including false imprisonment, a felony, were dismissed. He was sentenced to two years on probation, with conditions to continue counseling and treatment. He owes $1,629 in court assessments. The case stems from an incident at his home in the 500 block of 16th Avenue on July 27. Police reports indicate he was “extremely intoxicated” and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.327% when he struck a woman several times in the face, arm and back, slapped her and pulled her hair in front of her children.
● Michael Paul Lamp, 41, Monroe, pleaded no contest May 8 to misdemeanor charges of battery and disorderly conduct and was sentenced to 18 months on probation. The court ordered that he may use CBD (cannabidiol) for treatment of a medical disorder during his probation. Related charges including felony bail jumping and intimidation of a victim were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Lamp also entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement on 10 Class I felony counts of failure to pay child support. As part of the agreement, he is ordered to apply for social security benefits for himself and to name his minor child as a beneficiary. According to court records, Lamp punched a man four or five times in the head during a confrontation Aug. 6 at the Mount Hope boat landing on Mount Hope Road, Town of Spring Grove. Lamp was aggressive and resistive with officers later that day when they went to his apartment in Monroe to arrest him. One officer noted there were “officer safety alerts” attached to Lamp’s name because Lamp “was a known gang member of the Gangster Disciples and a Hell’s Angels motorcycle club associate.”
● Mark Allen Elmer, 43, Brodhead, pleaded no contest May 14 to misdemeanor charges of battery and disorderly conduct and was sentenced to two years on probation. Felony charges including strangulation were dismissed. He also pleaded no contest to felony bail jumping and entered a two-year deferred prosecution agreement. The felony will be fully dismissed if he complies with the agreement. He owes $886 in court assessments. The case stems from an incident Nov. 13 at Elmer’s home on Van Matre Lane, Town of Clarno. A police investigation found that Elmer choked, punched and dragged a teenage boy along the floor.
● Neil Patrick Husom, 28, Monroe, pleaded guilty May 16 to a Class I felony count of issuing worthless checks. Other charges including possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed but “read in,” meaning the judge could consider them at sentencing. Husom was sentenced to one year in prison and one year on extended supervision. He owes nearly $4,500 in restitution and court fees in Green County alone. His felony conviction stems from a worthless check written to the Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Monroe in May 2017. Court records indicate Husom and his codefendant and wife, Stephanie Ann Husom, 28, were suspected of fraudulently obtaining about $30,000 worth of merchandise from area Farm & Fleet stores, including in Dodgeville, Platteville, Madison, Verona and Baraboo, during this time period. Neil Husom has been incarcerated since Aug. 7, 2018, when police reported finding a meth pipe in his shorts pocket during his arrest on warrants. In letters to the court, Husom said he has battled a drug addiction since 2006 and asked the judge for leniency because his children and wife need him at home. “I would like to take full responsibility for my action. I was not in the right state of mind due to a drug addiction. I’m not trying to use this as an excuse or a crutch, I just want you to understand where I am coming from. ... I’m not a bad person, I’ve just made bad decisions. I deserve to be punished for my crimes but I’m begging the court for a second chance. Let me show you I can be successful by never walking into your courtroom again unless it’s to shake your hand and say thank you for a second chance.”