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Circuit Court: Feb. 20, 2008
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Green County Misdemeanors

• The court Monday fined Douglas W. Axelson, 22, Brodhead, $539 after he pleaded no contest to drug possession.

He faced up to six months in jail and up to $1,000 in fines as part of the plea agreement for the unclassified misdemeanor.

He was originally charged with possession of marijuana, a class I felony. He originally faced more than three years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.

Court records indicate he had more than 29 grams of marijuana in two plastic bags in his possession Oct. 22 in Brodhead.

• The court Monday sentenced Holly R. Tessmer, 24, Evansville, to two years probation after she pleaded guilty to obstructing an officer and failure to obey a traffic officer's signal.

She faced up to 18 months in jail and up to $20,000 in fines as part of the plea agreement for the class A and unclassified misdemeanors.

She was originally charged with fleeing an officer, a class I felony, and obstructing an officer, a class A misdemeanor. She originally faced more than four years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines.

Court records indicate she failed to stop when signaled by a police officer Sept. 1 in New Glarus. She later told police she hadn't driven in New Glarus.

• The court Monday entered a plea of not guilty and scheduled an April 15 district attorney conference for Judith A. Escalona, 65, Browntown, who stood mute to drug possession and drug paraphernalia possession.

Court records indicate she had marijuana in her possession Jan. 5 at the Green County Jail and also had a pipe used to smoke marijuana in her possession.

She is charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, both unclassified misdemeanors. She faces up to seven months in jail and up to $1,500 in fines, if convicted.