GREEN COUNTY Felonies
• The court Jan. 13 set a Feb. 18 arraignment for Joseph W. Murphy, 44, Peostra, Iowa, who waived a preliminary hearing.
Murphy is charged with fraud against a financial institution under $10,000 , as a party to a crime, a class H felony. He faces 6 years in prison and $10,000 in fines , if convicted.
Court records allege Murphy, on or about, Sept. 15, 2010, in the City of Monroe, obtained $6,700 in cash from a bank by having another person deposit a worthless check drawn on the account of a third person.
He is free on a $1,000 signature bond.
• The court Jan. 14 found Dwayne Hosp, 47, Evansville, guilty of theft of less than $2,500 in a business setting, a Class A misdemeanor, and of violating regulations of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, an unclassified misdemeanor.
He was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay restitution and court costs totaling about $9,100.
Court records indicate Hosp, on or about Dec. 26, 2007, in the Town of Decatur, entered into a home improvement contract with a person and received $2,500 in advance but failed to use the money for the job and failed to provide a written contract as required by state regulations.
He faced up to 1 year and 9 months in jail and $15,000 in fines.
The court deferred sentencing for one count of theft of $2,500 to $5,000 in a business setting, a Class I felony that carries a sentence of up to three years and six months in jail and $10,000 in fines.
• The court Jan. 18 entered a plea of not guilty and set a Feb. 22 district attorney conference for James Joseph Rossetti, 36, Brodhead, who stood mute to drug-related charges.
He is charged with possession of marijuana, 1,000 to 2,500 grams, with intent to manufacture and to deliver on or near a park, a class G felony; manufacturing marijuana, 200 to 1,000 grams, with intent to deliver on or near a park, a class H felony; maintaining a drug trafficking place, a class I felony; two counts of intimidating a witness, both class A misdemeanors; and possession of drug paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor.
He faces more than 31 years in prison and more than $65,000 in fines, if convicted.
Court records allege Rossetti, on or about Nov. 15 and 16, 2010, in the city of Brodhead, had 23 marijuana plants, with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, within 1,000 feet of a city park; and had a total of 362.7 grams of marijuana with intent to deliver it; and possessed drug paraphernalia for planting, growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, selling and ingesting controlled substances; and maintained a residence to manufacture the controlled substance; and intimidated two witnesses.
He is free on a $5,000 cash and signature bond.
• The court Jan. 18 found Eulogio Hipolito Cruz, 20, Monroe, guilty due to a plea of no contest on charges related to an accident.
He was sentenced to three months in jail, 36 months probation, $600 in fines, $17,200 in restitution, $1,340 in court costs and revocation of driver's license for one year.
Court records indicate Cruz, on or about June 29, 2010, in the city of Monroe, while driving under the influence of intoxicants, failed to stop, following an accident that caused injuries to occupants of the other vehicle, and failed to stop at a second accident.
He was charged with hit-and-run, causing injuries while under the influence of an intoxicant, and reckless driving causing injuries, all unclassified misdemeanors. He faced more than two years in jail and up to $5,000 in fines.
The court dismissed a charge of hit and run involving injuries, a class U felony; and causing injuries while driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration level, a unclassified misdemeanor.
• The court Jan. 18 set a March 31 jury trial for a for Hector Castellanos-Martinez, 30, Monroe, who declined a plea agreement and requested a jury trial for charges of battery and disorderly conduct.
Court records allege Castellanos-Martinez, on or about April 25, 2010, in the city of Monroe, harmed another person by hitting her in the back of the head, face, stomach and leg, causing pain and injuries.
He is charged with battery, a class A misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. He faces up to one year in jail and $11,000 in fines, if convicted.
• The court Jan. 13 set a Feb. 18 arraignment for Joseph W. Murphy, 44, Peostra, Iowa, who waived a preliminary hearing.
Murphy is charged with fraud against a financial institution under $10,000 , as a party to a crime, a class H felony. He faces 6 years in prison and $10,000 in fines , if convicted.
Court records allege Murphy, on or about, Sept. 15, 2010, in the City of Monroe, obtained $6,700 in cash from a bank by having another person deposit a worthless check drawn on the account of a third person.
He is free on a $1,000 signature bond.
• The court Jan. 14 found Dwayne Hosp, 47, Evansville, guilty of theft of less than $2,500 in a business setting, a Class A misdemeanor, and of violating regulations of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, an unclassified misdemeanor.
He was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay restitution and court costs totaling about $9,100.
Court records indicate Hosp, on or about Dec. 26, 2007, in the Town of Decatur, entered into a home improvement contract with a person and received $2,500 in advance but failed to use the money for the job and failed to provide a written contract as required by state regulations.
He faced up to 1 year and 9 months in jail and $15,000 in fines.
The court deferred sentencing for one count of theft of $2,500 to $5,000 in a business setting, a Class I felony that carries a sentence of up to three years and six months in jail and $10,000 in fines.
• The court Jan. 18 entered a plea of not guilty and set a Feb. 22 district attorney conference for James Joseph Rossetti, 36, Brodhead, who stood mute to drug-related charges.
He is charged with possession of marijuana, 1,000 to 2,500 grams, with intent to manufacture and to deliver on or near a park, a class G felony; manufacturing marijuana, 200 to 1,000 grams, with intent to deliver on or near a park, a class H felony; maintaining a drug trafficking place, a class I felony; two counts of intimidating a witness, both class A misdemeanors; and possession of drug paraphernalia, an unclassified misdemeanor.
He faces more than 31 years in prison and more than $65,000 in fines, if convicted.
Court records allege Rossetti, on or about Nov. 15 and 16, 2010, in the city of Brodhead, had 23 marijuana plants, with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, within 1,000 feet of a city park; and had a total of 362.7 grams of marijuana with intent to deliver it; and possessed drug paraphernalia for planting, growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, selling and ingesting controlled substances; and maintained a residence to manufacture the controlled substance; and intimidated two witnesses.
He is free on a $5,000 cash and signature bond.
• The court Jan. 18 found Eulogio Hipolito Cruz, 20, Monroe, guilty due to a plea of no contest on charges related to an accident.
He was sentenced to three months in jail, 36 months probation, $600 in fines, $17,200 in restitution, $1,340 in court costs and revocation of driver's license for one year.
Court records indicate Cruz, on or about June 29, 2010, in the city of Monroe, while driving under the influence of intoxicants, failed to stop, following an accident that caused injuries to occupants of the other vehicle, and failed to stop at a second accident.
He was charged with hit-and-run, causing injuries while under the influence of an intoxicant, and reckless driving causing injuries, all unclassified misdemeanors. He faced more than two years in jail and up to $5,000 in fines.
The court dismissed a charge of hit and run involving injuries, a class U felony; and causing injuries while driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration level, a unclassified misdemeanor.
• The court Jan. 18 set a March 31 jury trial for a for Hector Castellanos-Martinez, 30, Monroe, who declined a plea agreement and requested a jury trial for charges of battery and disorderly conduct.
Court records allege Castellanos-Martinez, on or about April 25, 2010, in the city of Monroe, harmed another person by hitting her in the back of the head, face, stomach and leg, causing pain and injuries.
He is charged with battery, a class A misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. He faces up to one year in jail and $11,000 in fines, if convicted.