Green County
Felonies
• The court Friday scheduled a Feb. 18 preliminary hearing for Kip D. Groom, 32, Monroe, who is charged with strangulation, false imprisonment, battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct.
Court records indicate he choked a woman, tried to prevent her from leaving the residence and broke her phone Jan. 19 in Monroe.
He is charged with false imprisonment, and strangulation and suffocation, both class H felonies; battery and criminal damage to property, both class A misdemeanors; and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. He faces more than 13 years in prison and up to $41,000 in fines, if convicted.
He remains free on a $2,500 signature bond.
• The court Thursday sentenced Shannon J. Woollums, 39, Brodhead, to one year in jail with work release privileges after he pleaded no contest to drunken driving, fifth- or sixth-offense, and disorderly conduct.
He faced more than six years in jail and up to $11,000 in fines for the class H felony and class B misdemeanor.
The court dismissed one count of driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration, fifth- or sixth-offense, a class H felony, and failure to stop for an officer, an unclassified misdemeanor. He originally faced up to 13 years in prison and up to $31,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he was intoxicated when stopped by Brodhead Police officers and offered them money if they would drop the charges and throw away the blood test kit Sept. 11, 2008.
• The court Thursday sentenced Jeramiah R. Fuchs, 20, Monroe, to two years probation after he pleaded no contest to theft.
He faced up to nine months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines for the class A misdemeanor.
The court dismissed one count of bail jumping, a class H felony. He originally faced more than six years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he took radios and compact discs and stereo equipment Aug. 7 from a business in Clarno township.
In a second case, he was sentenced to 15 days in jail and two years probation after he pleaded no contest to battery and disorderly conduct.
He faced up to one year in jail and up to $11,000 in fines for the class A and class B misdemeanor.
The court dismissed one count of child abuse, a class H felony. He originally faced up to seven years in prison and up to $21,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he grabbed a juvenile female by the throat, threw her to the ground, and threw her belongings outside Aug. 7 at a Monroe residence.
Misdemeanors
• The court Wednesday sentenced Sean M. Waterman, 30, Fairhope, Ala., to 15 days in jail after he pleaded no contest to obstructing an officer.
He faced up to nine months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines for the class A misdemeanor.
Court records indicate he gave officers a false name and a false birthday when stopped Jan. 7 in Brodhead.
• The court Thursday sentenced Alexander C. Webb, 24, Brodhead, to 18 months probation after he pleaded no contest to battery and disorderly conduct.
He faced up to one year in jail and up to $11,000 in fines for the class A misdemeanor and the class B misdemeanor.
Court records indicate he repeatedly hit and kicked a man and other patrons Oct. 3 at a Brodhead business.
Felonies
• The court Friday scheduled a Feb. 18 preliminary hearing for Kip D. Groom, 32, Monroe, who is charged with strangulation, false imprisonment, battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct.
Court records indicate he choked a woman, tried to prevent her from leaving the residence and broke her phone Jan. 19 in Monroe.
He is charged with false imprisonment, and strangulation and suffocation, both class H felonies; battery and criminal damage to property, both class A misdemeanors; and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. He faces more than 13 years in prison and up to $41,000 in fines, if convicted.
He remains free on a $2,500 signature bond.
• The court Thursday sentenced Shannon J. Woollums, 39, Brodhead, to one year in jail with work release privileges after he pleaded no contest to drunken driving, fifth- or sixth-offense, and disorderly conduct.
He faced more than six years in jail and up to $11,000 in fines for the class H felony and class B misdemeanor.
The court dismissed one count of driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration, fifth- or sixth-offense, a class H felony, and failure to stop for an officer, an unclassified misdemeanor. He originally faced up to 13 years in prison and up to $31,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he was intoxicated when stopped by Brodhead Police officers and offered them money if they would drop the charges and throw away the blood test kit Sept. 11, 2008.
• The court Thursday sentenced Jeramiah R. Fuchs, 20, Monroe, to two years probation after he pleaded no contest to theft.
He faced up to nine months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines for the class A misdemeanor.
The court dismissed one count of bail jumping, a class H felony. He originally faced more than six years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he took radios and compact discs and stereo equipment Aug. 7 from a business in Clarno township.
In a second case, he was sentenced to 15 days in jail and two years probation after he pleaded no contest to battery and disorderly conduct.
He faced up to one year in jail and up to $11,000 in fines for the class A and class B misdemeanor.
The court dismissed one count of child abuse, a class H felony. He originally faced up to seven years in prison and up to $21,000 in fines.
Court records indicate he grabbed a juvenile female by the throat, threw her to the ground, and threw her belongings outside Aug. 7 at a Monroe residence.
Misdemeanors
• The court Wednesday sentenced Sean M. Waterman, 30, Fairhope, Ala., to 15 days in jail after he pleaded no contest to obstructing an officer.
He faced up to nine months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines for the class A misdemeanor.
Court records indicate he gave officers a false name and a false birthday when stopped Jan. 7 in Brodhead.
• The court Thursday sentenced Alexander C. Webb, 24, Brodhead, to 18 months probation after he pleaded no contest to battery and disorderly conduct.
He faced up to one year in jail and up to $11,000 in fines for the class A misdemeanor and the class B misdemeanor.
Court records indicate he repeatedly hit and kicked a man and other patrons Oct. 3 at a Brodhead business.