Green County Felonies
• The court Friday sentenced Marcus G. Venden, 28, Monroe, to 60 days in jail and 30 months probation after he pleaded no contest to intimidation of a victim and battery.
He faced more than 10 years in prison and up to $35,000 as part of the plea agreement for the class G and class A misdemeanors.
The court dismissed one count of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, a class G felony, and one count of disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. He originally faced up to 21 years in prison and up to $36,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he repeatedly hit and kicked a woman in the back and threatened to break her computer Jan. 8 at a Monroe residence.
• The court Friday sentenced William C. Prinkey, 20, Monroe, to 30 months probation after he pleaded no contest to two burglary charges.
He faced up to 25 years in prison and up to $50,000 in fines as part of the plea agreements for the class F felonies.
The court dismissed two counts of bail jumping, both class H felonies, and two counts of theft and two counts of receiving stolen property, both class A misdemeanors. He originally faced up to 40 years in prison and up to $110,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he entered two Monroe homes without permission in February.
In a second case, he was sentenced to 30 months probation after he pleaded no contest to forgery.
He faced up to six years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines as part of the plea agreement for the class H felony.
The court dismissed two counts of forgery, both class H felonies, and one count of obstructing an officer, a class A misdemeanor. He originally faced more than 18 years in prison and up to $40,0000 in fines.
Court records indicate he cashed a check from another person's account Nov. 17 in Monroe.
• The court Friday scheduled an April 29 district attorney conference and entered a plea of not guilty for Benjamin R. Normington, 21, Brodhead, who stood mute to drug charges and bail jumping charges.
Court records indicate he had marijuana in his possession and also obtained prescription drugs illegally March 1 in Brodhead while on bond for a previous case in which he was convicted of drug possession but not sentenced.
He is charged with bail jumping, a class H felony, possession of marijuana, a class I felony, bail jumping, a class A misdemeanor, and possession of illegally obtained prescription medication, an unclassified misdemeanor. He faces more than 10 years in prison and up to $31,000 in fines, if convicted.
He remains free on a $3,000 signature bond.
In a second case, the court scheduled an April 29 district attorney conference and entered a plea of not guilty after Normington stood mute to drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Court records indicate he had marijuana and a pipe and rolling papers in his possession.
He is charged with possession of marijuana, a class I felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor. He faces more than three years in prison and more than $10,000 in fines, if convicted.
He remains free on a $1,500 signature bond.
• The court Friday sentenced Marcus G. Venden, 28, Monroe, to 60 days in jail and 30 months probation after he pleaded no contest to intimidation of a victim and battery.
He faced more than 10 years in prison and up to $35,000 as part of the plea agreement for the class G and class A misdemeanors.
The court dismissed one count of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, a class G felony, and one count of disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. He originally faced up to 21 years in prison and up to $36,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he repeatedly hit and kicked a woman in the back and threatened to break her computer Jan. 8 at a Monroe residence.
• The court Friday sentenced William C. Prinkey, 20, Monroe, to 30 months probation after he pleaded no contest to two burglary charges.
He faced up to 25 years in prison and up to $50,000 in fines as part of the plea agreements for the class F felonies.
The court dismissed two counts of bail jumping, both class H felonies, and two counts of theft and two counts of receiving stolen property, both class A misdemeanors. He originally faced up to 40 years in prison and up to $110,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he entered two Monroe homes without permission in February.
In a second case, he was sentenced to 30 months probation after he pleaded no contest to forgery.
He faced up to six years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines as part of the plea agreement for the class H felony.
The court dismissed two counts of forgery, both class H felonies, and one count of obstructing an officer, a class A misdemeanor. He originally faced more than 18 years in prison and up to $40,0000 in fines.
Court records indicate he cashed a check from another person's account Nov. 17 in Monroe.
• The court Friday scheduled an April 29 district attorney conference and entered a plea of not guilty for Benjamin R. Normington, 21, Brodhead, who stood mute to drug charges and bail jumping charges.
Court records indicate he had marijuana in his possession and also obtained prescription drugs illegally March 1 in Brodhead while on bond for a previous case in which he was convicted of drug possession but not sentenced.
He is charged with bail jumping, a class H felony, possession of marijuana, a class I felony, bail jumping, a class A misdemeanor, and possession of illegally obtained prescription medication, an unclassified misdemeanor. He faces more than 10 years in prison and up to $31,000 in fines, if convicted.
He remains free on a $3,000 signature bond.
In a second case, the court scheduled an April 29 district attorney conference and entered a plea of not guilty after Normington stood mute to drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Court records indicate he had marijuana and a pipe and rolling papers in his possession.
He is charged with possession of marijuana, a class I felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor. He faces more than three years in prison and more than $10,000 in fines, if convicted.
He remains free on a $1,500 signature bond.