Green County
Misdemeanors
• Ashley Lynn Richards, 31, Brodhead, pleaded no contest Jan. 4 to a forfeiture charge of disorderly conduct, downgraded from a misdemeanor, and paid a fine of $330.50. A misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property was dismissed. The case stems from an altercation Aug. 10 on Juniper Avenue in Brodhead. Court records indicate she slapped a man, screamed at him and hit him with a closed fist.
• Justin Glenn Scott, 27, Monroe, pleaded no contest Jan. 4 to misdemeanor charges of battery, disorderly conduct and bail jumping and entered an 18-month deferred prosecution agreement with conditions that he continue outpatient treatment for alcohol abuse and attend quarterly monitoring conferences. He was also put on an 18-month probation with conditions that he maintain absolute sobriety and complete anger management counseling. The charges stem from two incidents last summer at homes in Monroe, according to court records. On July 13, Scott shoved a woman up against a wall. On Aug. 6, police responded to a call from a family member that Scott had been binge-drinking "hundreds of little bottles of Fleischman's vodka" for three days straight and was vomiting. Scott was taken to an ER, where he registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.27 percent.
• David C. Friedli, 40, Monroe, had his probation revoked on misdemeanor convictions of battery and disorderly conduct and was sentenced Jan. 5 to one year in jail, which he may serve with Huber work-release privileges if he remains alcohol- and controlled substance-free. His original convictions stem from incidents in 2015 at homes in Monroe. Court records indicate he was abusive toward a woman on two occasions, including dragging her by her hair and strangling her so violently that she had broken blood vessels in her eyes, raspy speech and difficulty swallowing. According to his probation agent, he broke the conditions of his probation by failing to pay his court fines and by regularly sexually abusing the woman and continuing to be violent toward her.
• Hanna I. Al-Taaey, 17, and Makayla Rose Mashaw, 19, both of Monroe, pleaded no contest Jan. 5 to one misdemeanor count each of possessing THC, with charges of possessing drug paraphernalia dismissed. Al-Taaey was sentenced to one year on probation with conditions that she undergo alcohol/drug-abuse counseling, maintain absolute sobriety and provide a DNA sample to the state. Mashaw was sentenced to one year on probation with conditions that she complete all evaluations, treatment and counseling deemed appropriate by her agent, including treatment and counseling for alcohol/drug abuse. Both Al-Taaey and Mashaw are eligible to have their convictions expunged under a state law that grants leniency to young offenders. The cases stem from a traffic stop July 21 in the 2500 block of 12th Street in Monroe, after police responded to a report of someone pointing a gun out of the vehicle. The gun was later found to just be an air pistol, but officers were "overwhelmed by the odor of marijuana" during the traffic stop and found marijuana and paraphernalia for selling it in the vehicle.
• Tiffany M. Swanston, 28, Evansville, pleaded no contest and entered a one-year deferred prosecution Jan. 8 on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct stemming from a dispute July 22 between Swanston and her mother that started at a bar in Blanchardville and ended with Swanston's arrest in the 900 block of 26th Street in Monroe, court records indicate. The conviction will be dismissed if Swanston complies with all conditions of her deferred prosecution agreement, including counseling and attending quarterly monitoring conferences.
• Tina Marie Hull, 33, Freeport, pleaded no contest Jan. 9 to a misdemeanor charge of battery and was sentenced to one year on probation with conditions that she pay all court costs and fines, a total of $543. A charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed as part of a plea deal. The case stems from an incident Sept. 11 in the 1300 block of 17th Street in Monroe. Hull reportedly grabbed and pulled a person from a car, punching the person six times in the face, causing a swollen lip and bleeding.
Misdemeanors
• Ashley Lynn Richards, 31, Brodhead, pleaded no contest Jan. 4 to a forfeiture charge of disorderly conduct, downgraded from a misdemeanor, and paid a fine of $330.50. A misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property was dismissed. The case stems from an altercation Aug. 10 on Juniper Avenue in Brodhead. Court records indicate she slapped a man, screamed at him and hit him with a closed fist.
• Justin Glenn Scott, 27, Monroe, pleaded no contest Jan. 4 to misdemeanor charges of battery, disorderly conduct and bail jumping and entered an 18-month deferred prosecution agreement with conditions that he continue outpatient treatment for alcohol abuse and attend quarterly monitoring conferences. He was also put on an 18-month probation with conditions that he maintain absolute sobriety and complete anger management counseling. The charges stem from two incidents last summer at homes in Monroe, according to court records. On July 13, Scott shoved a woman up against a wall. On Aug. 6, police responded to a call from a family member that Scott had been binge-drinking "hundreds of little bottles of Fleischman's vodka" for three days straight and was vomiting. Scott was taken to an ER, where he registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.27 percent.
• David C. Friedli, 40, Monroe, had his probation revoked on misdemeanor convictions of battery and disorderly conduct and was sentenced Jan. 5 to one year in jail, which he may serve with Huber work-release privileges if he remains alcohol- and controlled substance-free. His original convictions stem from incidents in 2015 at homes in Monroe. Court records indicate he was abusive toward a woman on two occasions, including dragging her by her hair and strangling her so violently that she had broken blood vessels in her eyes, raspy speech and difficulty swallowing. According to his probation agent, he broke the conditions of his probation by failing to pay his court fines and by regularly sexually abusing the woman and continuing to be violent toward her.
• Hanna I. Al-Taaey, 17, and Makayla Rose Mashaw, 19, both of Monroe, pleaded no contest Jan. 5 to one misdemeanor count each of possessing THC, with charges of possessing drug paraphernalia dismissed. Al-Taaey was sentenced to one year on probation with conditions that she undergo alcohol/drug-abuse counseling, maintain absolute sobriety and provide a DNA sample to the state. Mashaw was sentenced to one year on probation with conditions that she complete all evaluations, treatment and counseling deemed appropriate by her agent, including treatment and counseling for alcohol/drug abuse. Both Al-Taaey and Mashaw are eligible to have their convictions expunged under a state law that grants leniency to young offenders. The cases stem from a traffic stop July 21 in the 2500 block of 12th Street in Monroe, after police responded to a report of someone pointing a gun out of the vehicle. The gun was later found to just be an air pistol, but officers were "overwhelmed by the odor of marijuana" during the traffic stop and found marijuana and paraphernalia for selling it in the vehicle.
• Tiffany M. Swanston, 28, Evansville, pleaded no contest and entered a one-year deferred prosecution Jan. 8 on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct stemming from a dispute July 22 between Swanston and her mother that started at a bar in Blanchardville and ended with Swanston's arrest in the 900 block of 26th Street in Monroe, court records indicate. The conviction will be dismissed if Swanston complies with all conditions of her deferred prosecution agreement, including counseling and attending quarterly monitoring conferences.
• Tina Marie Hull, 33, Freeport, pleaded no contest Jan. 9 to a misdemeanor charge of battery and was sentenced to one year on probation with conditions that she pay all court costs and fines, a total of $543. A charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed as part of a plea deal. The case stems from an incident Sept. 11 in the 1300 block of 17th Street in Monroe. Hull reportedly grabbed and pulled a person from a car, punching the person six times in the face, causing a swollen lip and bleeding.