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Circuit Court: May 13, 2020
Circuit Court

Green County

Misdemeanors

●  Steven William West, 28, Juda, pleaded no contest March 13 to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct with use of a dangerous weapon. He entered an 18-month deferred prosecution agreement with conditions that he take a Concealed Carry Class and attend quarterly review hearings. The case will be fully dismissed if he complies. Related charges including carrying a concealed weapon and intentionally pointing a firearm at a person were dismissed as part of the agreement. The case stems from a “street altercation” in downtown Monroe shortly after midnight in the early morning hours of Sept. 27, according to Monroe police. Officers located a handgun in West’s vehicle, and witnesses reported he had pointed it at several people. West told police he had pointed the gun in fear for his life, but police didn’t find evidence that West was acting in self-defense. The gun was not discharged.

●  David Du Wayne Weigelt, 37, Dodge Correctional Institution, pleaded no contest March 13 to a misdemeanor charge of theft and was sentenced to nine months in prison, to run concurrent to a three-year prison sentence for convictions including burglary and second-degree recklessly endangering safety in other counties. The criminal complaint indicates he stole an Xbox 360, Xbox games and 500 to 700 Yu-Gi-Oh cards from a friend in Brodhead who let Weigelt stay with him in April 2018. Weigelt then sold some of the items at a Gamestop in Beloit. The total value of the stolen items was $646.46. In a letter to Judge Thomas Vale in March 2019, Weigelt wrote that he was accepting responsibility for his actions. He explained that he was battling a serious opioid addiction as well as homelessness “due to my irresponsible and bad choices from this addiction.”

●  Isreal Galindo, 37, Beloit, pleaded no contest March 16 to misdemeanor bail jumping. He was fined and owes $579 in court assessments. The case stems from a Jan. 6 traffic stop for speeding on Wis. 11, Town of Sylvester, while he was under bond conditions not to drive.

●  Danny E. Hayes, 53, Beloit, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of retail theft and operating without a valid license (third or greater offense within three years) and was sentenced March 17 to 46 days in jail, with credit for time served. He owes $1,282.27 in court fees and fines and is ordered to pay restitution. A second count of retail theft was dismissed. The convictions stem from a July 13 traffic stop for an equipment violation in the W2000 block of Wis. 11, Town of Spring Grove. An investigation linked Hayes to retail thefts on July 4 and July 13 at the Monroe Walmart.


Felonies

●  Coy M. Eldred, 43, Brodhead, was charged March 25 with one Class B felony count of first-degree child sexual assault involving contact with a child younger than 13. The criminal complaint indicates he made sexual comments to and sexually touched a 12-year-old girl between July and September. The girl’s mother reported it to authorities after she noticed a change in her daughter’s behavior. During a forensic interview, the girl said Eldred’s comments, such as telling her he felt “like a 14-year-old in an old man’s body,” was “attracted to younger women” and had thoughts of her coming into his bedroom naked, made her worried and made her “shake” in fear. She said he told her not to tell anyone about their conversations or about an incident of him touching her. When interviewed by police, Eldred denied the allegations and said he considered the girl to be like a daughter to him and he would never touch her or his children that way. His initial appearance is June 22.

●  William A. Breisath, 37, Monroe, was charged March 25 with two Class I counts of manufacturing or delivering THC and one Class H count of possessing THC with intent to distribute. The case stems from a Stateline Area Narcotics Team investigation. The criminal complaint indicates a confidential source purchased just over an ounce of marijuana from Breisath in Monroe in September for $250 and again in October for $175. During a Dec. 11 traffic stop for speeding in the 400 block of 22nd Avenue, a Monroe police officer reported being “overcome with a strong odor of fresh marijuana” coming from Breisath’s Plymouth Neon and seized nearly eight ounces during a search of the car. Breisath’s initial appearance is June 22.

●  Barbara Jean Tumidajewicz, 50, Monroe, was charged March 26 with seven felonies alleging the delivery of narcotics, non-narcotics and Schedule IV drugs. The case stems from a Stateline Area Narcotics Team investigation. The criminal complaint indicates she sold prescription pills including diazepam, oxycontin, oxycodone and the ADHD medication Focalin XR to a confidential informant and to an undercover agent in July and August outside the Monroe Public Library. Her initial appearance is June 29.

●  Anthony J. Sink, 24, Monroe, was charged March 26 with a Class C felony count of second-degree sexual assault of a child. The criminal complaint alleges he had an “emotional, dating and sexual relationship” in 2019 with a 15-year-old girl he met while working a high school event. The girl’s mother contacted police after finding out about the relationship. Sink’s initial appearance is June 29.