LAFAYETTE COUNTY
FELONIES
• Anthony J. Nolan, 39, Argyle, was charged June 16 with 14 felony counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one misdemeanor count of possessing marijuana. According to court documents, police seized six rifles, five handguns, two shotguns, one long gun, several boxes of ammunition, including at least one addressed to Nolan, and 3.4 grams of suspected marijuana from his Valley Road residence June 12. Court records indicate Nolan signed a $1,000 signature bond June 16 and was in court Monday for an adjourned initial appearance. The bond conditions order him not to possess firearms or have contact with the Valley Road residence, a man he lived with there or a Jack Links facility in New Glarus. He is allowed to live in Lafayette County, a bordering Wisconsin county or Carroll County, Ill. During the course of their investigation, officers found videos on Nolan's public Facebook page showing him firing rifles and handguns at his residence. Nolan reportedly told police he possessed and fired guns because he "just wants to feel like an American." According to police reports, Nolan was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a felony, in 2002 in Illinois. The 1968 Gun Control Act forbids felons from owning guns. He has a preliminary hearing July 8.
• Jennifer Jerrett, 39, Darlington, was charged Thursday with a felony count of substantial battery intending to cause bodily harm for allegedly throwing a glass ash tray Feb. 8 at a man she knows. The object allegedly hit him in the forehead, leading to a large laceration, significant blood loss and a trip to the emergency room. According to police reports, the ash tray tore away pieces of the man's skin and doctors could not stitch the wound shut. It may require skin grafting by a plastic surgeon, according to medical records. Jerrett reportedly admitted to police she threw the ash tray at the man out of anger but later said it was an accident and blamed him for "walking into it." In the emergency room, she told hospital staff the man sustained the injury after he fell and bumped his head, court records indicate. She has an initial appearance July 6.
MISDEMEANORS
• Doug D. Jones, 55, South Wayne, was charged June 10 with a misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing an officer for allegedly behaving in a disorderly manner when police came to his residence April 19 to arrest his stepson. Police records indicate Jones signed a $500 signature bond Monday and is due back in court July 21 for a status conference. According to court records, Jones told officers they couldn't arrest his stepson and parked behind a police car in his driveway, blocking its exit. He eventually moved his car, the criminal complaint indicates, and police started to drive away with the stepson in custody. Jones reportedly motioned for the driver to stop and, in an attempt to get police to talk to someone about the stepson's arrest, stuck his hand and phone through an open car window.
• Christopher K. Bennett, 39, Darlington, was charged Friday with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct after he allegedly yelled, swore, and clenched his fists in a threatening manner toward officers and staff March 3 at the Lafayette County Jail, 138 W. Catherine St. He also reportedly placed a piece of paper over his cell window, preventing jail staff from seeing in. Police noted in their report that Bennett had repeatedly caused disturbances in the jail and disrupted the sleep of other inmates by pounding and yelling. He also previously attempted to pass contraband through a visitation booth, court records indicate. Bennett has an initial appearance July 6.
FELONIES
• Anthony J. Nolan, 39, Argyle, was charged June 16 with 14 felony counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one misdemeanor count of possessing marijuana. According to court documents, police seized six rifles, five handguns, two shotguns, one long gun, several boxes of ammunition, including at least one addressed to Nolan, and 3.4 grams of suspected marijuana from his Valley Road residence June 12. Court records indicate Nolan signed a $1,000 signature bond June 16 and was in court Monday for an adjourned initial appearance. The bond conditions order him not to possess firearms or have contact with the Valley Road residence, a man he lived with there or a Jack Links facility in New Glarus. He is allowed to live in Lafayette County, a bordering Wisconsin county or Carroll County, Ill. During the course of their investigation, officers found videos on Nolan's public Facebook page showing him firing rifles and handguns at his residence. Nolan reportedly told police he possessed and fired guns because he "just wants to feel like an American." According to police reports, Nolan was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a felony, in 2002 in Illinois. The 1968 Gun Control Act forbids felons from owning guns. He has a preliminary hearing July 8.
• Jennifer Jerrett, 39, Darlington, was charged Thursday with a felony count of substantial battery intending to cause bodily harm for allegedly throwing a glass ash tray Feb. 8 at a man she knows. The object allegedly hit him in the forehead, leading to a large laceration, significant blood loss and a trip to the emergency room. According to police reports, the ash tray tore away pieces of the man's skin and doctors could not stitch the wound shut. It may require skin grafting by a plastic surgeon, according to medical records. Jerrett reportedly admitted to police she threw the ash tray at the man out of anger but later said it was an accident and blamed him for "walking into it." In the emergency room, she told hospital staff the man sustained the injury after he fell and bumped his head, court records indicate. She has an initial appearance July 6.
MISDEMEANORS
• Doug D. Jones, 55, South Wayne, was charged June 10 with a misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing an officer for allegedly behaving in a disorderly manner when police came to his residence April 19 to arrest his stepson. Police records indicate Jones signed a $500 signature bond Monday and is due back in court July 21 for a status conference. According to court records, Jones told officers they couldn't arrest his stepson and parked behind a police car in his driveway, blocking its exit. He eventually moved his car, the criminal complaint indicates, and police started to drive away with the stepson in custody. Jones reportedly motioned for the driver to stop and, in an attempt to get police to talk to someone about the stepson's arrest, stuck his hand and phone through an open car window.
• Christopher K. Bennett, 39, Darlington, was charged Friday with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct after he allegedly yelled, swore, and clenched his fists in a threatening manner toward officers and staff March 3 at the Lafayette County Jail, 138 W. Catherine St. He also reportedly placed a piece of paper over his cell window, preventing jail staff from seeing in. Police noted in their report that Bennett had repeatedly caused disturbances in the jail and disrupted the sleep of other inmates by pounding and yelling. He also previously attempted to pass contraband through a visitation booth, court records indicate. Bennett has an initial appearance July 6.