LAFAYETTE COUNTY
FELONIES
• Douglas J. Forbes Jr., 23, Platteville, was charged Monday with felony bail jumping and misdemeanor operating while revoked after a June 15 incident in which police saw him driving near the Belmont Village Office, 222 S. Mound Ave., and arrested him. Police noted in their report that they recognized Forbes from past contacts and knew his license was revoked. The bail-jumping charge stems from Forbes allegedly having contact with Breanna Becker, who was riding in his car. Court records indicate Forbes signed a $5,000 signature bond June 8 in a different case that ordered him to have no contact with Becker. The bond conditions were modified July 7 and he is now allowed to contact her, police documents show. He has an initial appearance in the new case July 27.
MISDEMEANORS
• Chad L. Anderson, 40, Monroe, was charged with domestic abuse-related disorderly conduct July 8 for allegedly wrestling a bag away from a woman knows, causing her to fall and hurt her knee and wrist, April 2 at the Darlington Municipal Building, 627 Main St. According to police reports, Anderson and the woman had been arguing earlier in the day and the previous day. He reportedly asked to give him his keys and $150 out of the bag and she refused. He was arrested and taken to jail. Court records indicate he is out on bond after posting $500 in cash April 2. He has an initial appearance July 20.
• Julius R. Schaeffer, 27, Darlington, was charged Wednesday with theft from a business setting for allegedly taking $119.50 from his employer, Casey's General Store, 145 Main St., Darlington. Police noted in their report that a security-camera recording shows Schaeffer working behind the counter and putting some bills customers handed him into the cash register and others into paper towels, which he folded up and put into a trash can. Footage from another camera reportedly shows him reaching into the trash can and putting something in his pocket. Court records indicate police confronted Schaeffer about stealing money from the store and he told them "I did it once," and that it was "stupid." He was arrested and jailed, and his probation agent placed a hold on him. Schaeffer has an initial appearance July 27.
• Jerry R. Davis Jr., 42, South Wayne, was charged Wednesday with battery and disorderly conduct for allegedly head-butting a 17-year-old boy he knows Saturday at a residence in the 100 block of West Center Street in South Wayne. The boy reportedly told police he let his dog out of his apartment and told Davis, who had been drinking and has a history of violence while intoxicated, that there would be consequences if Davis hurt the animal. According to police reports, Davis hit the boy in the face with his head and pushed him, damaging a wall. Police located Davis in a neighboring apartment and arrested him. Court records indicate he made his initial appearance in court Wednesday, after which he signed a $500 signature bond that orders him to have no violent or abusive contact with the victim or anyone with whom Davis lives. He has an adjourned initial appearance July 20.
• Matthew J. Gerhards, 52, Darlington, was charged Wednesday with battery for allegedly hitting a man he knows May 17 at a residence in the 100 block of Summit Avenue in Darlington. According to the criminal complaint, Gerhards confronted the man about dishes he hadn't cleaned. After the man began tossing dishes around the room, Gerhards reportedly hit him in the back. He was arrested and taken to jail. He has an initial appearance Aug. 3.
FELONIES
• Douglas J. Forbes Jr., 23, Platteville, was charged Monday with felony bail jumping and misdemeanor operating while revoked after a June 15 incident in which police saw him driving near the Belmont Village Office, 222 S. Mound Ave., and arrested him. Police noted in their report that they recognized Forbes from past contacts and knew his license was revoked. The bail-jumping charge stems from Forbes allegedly having contact with Breanna Becker, who was riding in his car. Court records indicate Forbes signed a $5,000 signature bond June 8 in a different case that ordered him to have no contact with Becker. The bond conditions were modified July 7 and he is now allowed to contact her, police documents show. He has an initial appearance in the new case July 27.
MISDEMEANORS
• Chad L. Anderson, 40, Monroe, was charged with domestic abuse-related disorderly conduct July 8 for allegedly wrestling a bag away from a woman knows, causing her to fall and hurt her knee and wrist, April 2 at the Darlington Municipal Building, 627 Main St. According to police reports, Anderson and the woman had been arguing earlier in the day and the previous day. He reportedly asked to give him his keys and $150 out of the bag and she refused. He was arrested and taken to jail. Court records indicate he is out on bond after posting $500 in cash April 2. He has an initial appearance July 20.
• Julius R. Schaeffer, 27, Darlington, was charged Wednesday with theft from a business setting for allegedly taking $119.50 from his employer, Casey's General Store, 145 Main St., Darlington. Police noted in their report that a security-camera recording shows Schaeffer working behind the counter and putting some bills customers handed him into the cash register and others into paper towels, which he folded up and put into a trash can. Footage from another camera reportedly shows him reaching into the trash can and putting something in his pocket. Court records indicate police confronted Schaeffer about stealing money from the store and he told them "I did it once," and that it was "stupid." He was arrested and jailed, and his probation agent placed a hold on him. Schaeffer has an initial appearance July 27.
• Jerry R. Davis Jr., 42, South Wayne, was charged Wednesday with battery and disorderly conduct for allegedly head-butting a 17-year-old boy he knows Saturday at a residence in the 100 block of West Center Street in South Wayne. The boy reportedly told police he let his dog out of his apartment and told Davis, who had been drinking and has a history of violence while intoxicated, that there would be consequences if Davis hurt the animal. According to police reports, Davis hit the boy in the face with his head and pushed him, damaging a wall. Police located Davis in a neighboring apartment and arrested him. Court records indicate he made his initial appearance in court Wednesday, after which he signed a $500 signature bond that orders him to have no violent or abusive contact with the victim or anyone with whom Davis lives. He has an adjourned initial appearance July 20.
• Matthew J. Gerhards, 52, Darlington, was charged Wednesday with battery for allegedly hitting a man he knows May 17 at a residence in the 100 block of Summit Avenue in Darlington. According to the criminal complaint, Gerhards confronted the man about dishes he hadn't cleaned. After the man began tossing dishes around the room, Gerhards reportedly hit him in the back. He was arrested and taken to jail. He has an initial appearance Aug. 3.