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Circuit Court: Jan. 10, 2008
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Green County Felonies

• The court Tuesday sentenced Leslie A. Becker, 43, Winslow, to two years probation and 184 hours of community service after she pleaded no contest to wounding a tied animal and mistreating an animal.

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 misdemeanors.

One of the charges, mistreating an animal, was originally a class I felony. She originally faced more than four years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines.

Court records indicate that on July 4 she repeatedly stabbed a domesticated cat that was tied up in the backyard of a Monroe residence. The cat later died.

• The court Tuesday scheduled a Feb. 12 plea hearing for Joel A. Hale, 34, New Glarus, who is charged with possessing a weapon, battery and disorderly conduct.

Court records indicate he had a rifle in his possession, grabbed a woman by the neck and slammed her head against a table Sept. 12 in a York township residence. He was convicted of battery and disorderly conduct in 2005.

He is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, a class G felony, battery, a class A misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor, as a repeat offender. He faces up to 17 years in prison and up to $36,000 in fines, if convicted.

He remains free on a $1,000 signature bond.

Misdemeanors

• The court Tuesday scheduled a Feb. 19 plea/sentencing hearing for Angela M. Rousch, 34, Monroe, who is charged with disorderly conduct.

Court records indicate she threatened a man with a butcher knife and hit him Oct. 13 at a Monroe residence.

She is charged with disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. She faces up to three months in jail and up to $1,000 in fines, if convicted.

She remains free on a $500 signature bond.