Green County Circuit Court
Felonies
• Darwin Dale Williams, 60, Monroe, pleaded no contest Feb. 1 to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and knowingly violating a domestic abuse order and was sentenced to 18 months on probation, with conditions that he pay $926 in restitution to the victim and undergo any counseling and treatment his probation agent deems appropriate. A felony charge of stalking and misdemeanor charges of battery, knowingly violating a domestic abuse order and eight counts of bail jumping were dismissed as part of a plea deal. Court records indicate police responded July 15 to a 911 call reporting domestic abuse at Williams' home and found that he had turned violent during an argument with a woman over sex. He "picked up the mattress and dumped her out of bed onto the floor," then shoved her and grabbed her arm, causing her to fall. Between Sept. 7 and Nov. 14, Williams also reportedly showed up on multiple occasions at a Monroe residence and tried to have contact with the same woman while under court orders not to be near the residence or have contact with her. In a statement to the court, the woman wrote that she "would like to see Darwin charged with battery as well because of the injuries I sustained from the incident. I still have my black eye and soreness from the injury to my arm that impedes my work." Of the harassment she experienced last fall, she wrote, "I feel scared most times when home and going shopping. ... I just want him to leave me alone."
• Vincent Michael Ott, 28, Freeport, pleaded no contest March 14 to a Class I felony charge of possessing narcotic drugs and was granted a two-year deferred prosecution with conditions that he continue drug treatment and counseling. If he complies with the agreement, the conviction will be dismissed. He also pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of theft and had a previous deferred prosecution agreement revoked on a misdemeanor conviction of writing worthless checks. He was sentenced to two years on probation with conditions that he pay $3,416.65 in restitution. A felony charge of burglary and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping were dismissed as part of a plea deal. Court records indicate Ott wrote worthless checks to several Monroe businesses in 2011, violated bond conditions in 2015 by driving and in 2016 was found with heroin during a traffic stop in Monroe. In 2015, he also reportedly stole $1,200 in cash from a locked box in the home of a woman who was letting him stay with her. In a statement to the court, she wrote that Ott's theft affected her financially "in a big way" because she was saving up the money to pay for a bankruptcy lawyer: "I already was not stable financially and to be set back once again ... was devastating. ... I did not ask for this and I am the one who seems to be suffering the greatest."
Felonies
• Darwin Dale Williams, 60, Monroe, pleaded no contest Feb. 1 to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and knowingly violating a domestic abuse order and was sentenced to 18 months on probation, with conditions that he pay $926 in restitution to the victim and undergo any counseling and treatment his probation agent deems appropriate. A felony charge of stalking and misdemeanor charges of battery, knowingly violating a domestic abuse order and eight counts of bail jumping were dismissed as part of a plea deal. Court records indicate police responded July 15 to a 911 call reporting domestic abuse at Williams' home and found that he had turned violent during an argument with a woman over sex. He "picked up the mattress and dumped her out of bed onto the floor," then shoved her and grabbed her arm, causing her to fall. Between Sept. 7 and Nov. 14, Williams also reportedly showed up on multiple occasions at a Monroe residence and tried to have contact with the same woman while under court orders not to be near the residence or have contact with her. In a statement to the court, the woman wrote that she "would like to see Darwin charged with battery as well because of the injuries I sustained from the incident. I still have my black eye and soreness from the injury to my arm that impedes my work." Of the harassment she experienced last fall, she wrote, "I feel scared most times when home and going shopping. ... I just want him to leave me alone."
• Vincent Michael Ott, 28, Freeport, pleaded no contest March 14 to a Class I felony charge of possessing narcotic drugs and was granted a two-year deferred prosecution with conditions that he continue drug treatment and counseling. If he complies with the agreement, the conviction will be dismissed. He also pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of theft and had a previous deferred prosecution agreement revoked on a misdemeanor conviction of writing worthless checks. He was sentenced to two years on probation with conditions that he pay $3,416.65 in restitution. A felony charge of burglary and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping were dismissed as part of a plea deal. Court records indicate Ott wrote worthless checks to several Monroe businesses in 2011, violated bond conditions in 2015 by driving and in 2016 was found with heroin during a traffic stop in Monroe. In 2015, he also reportedly stole $1,200 in cash from a locked box in the home of a woman who was letting him stay with her. In a statement to the court, she wrote that Ott's theft affected her financially "in a big way" because she was saving up the money to pay for a bankruptcy lawyer: "I already was not stable financially and to be set back once again ... was devastating. ... I did not ask for this and I am the one who seems to be suffering the greatest."