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Circuit Court: Nov. 2, 2013
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Green County

Felonies

• David Alan Scofield, 24, Brodhead, pleaded guilty Oct. 9 to misdemeanor charges of intentionally contributing to the delinquency of a child, contributing to truancy and obstructing an officer. A felony charge of interfering with child custody was dismissed. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, to be served in two installments, with the first to begin Dec. 16 and the second to begin June 1, 2014. He is also sentenced to two years of probation. Court records indicate that in the fall of 2012, he took a 17-year-old girl from her foster home in Brodhead to a home in Albany and to a ShopKo store in Beloit, without the permission of the girl's caseworker, and about two weeks later took her to a Madison home and a Janesville mall when she should have been in school, and then lied to police about it. His court fees and fines come to $729.



Misdemeanors

• Megan Katherine Thomas, 20, Monroe, pleaded no contest Oct. 1 to a Class A misdemeanor charge of driving a vehicle without the owner's consent and then abandoning it. A misdemeanor theft charge was dismissed. She was granted a one-year deferred prosecution with the conditions that she undergo an alcohol- and drug-abuse assessment and follow through with recommendations, seek mental health counseling, attend quarterly monitoring conferences and pay the court $243. Records indicate on March 11 she took video games and movies from a residence in the 2000 block of 13th Avenue, took her parents' Chevrolet Aveo car and drove to Madison, where she pawned the games and movies for money to buy heroin.

• Megan L. Anson, aka Megan L. Alt, 27, Browntown, pleaded no contest Oct. 2 to a forfeiture charge of obstructing an officer, downgraded from a misdemeanor, stemming from an incident July 12 in the 1700 block of 16th Street in Monroe. Court records indicate she gave police a false name. She is fined $236.

• Cheyenna Maria Blum, 25, Monticello, pleaded no contest Oct. 3 to a forfeiture charge of operating a vehicle without the owner's consent, as a passenger, downgraded from a misdemeanor. She was fined $330.50. Court records indicate she took and drove a 2011 Chevy Equinox without the owner's consent, then abandoned it in a parking stall in downtown Monroe.

• Trisha E. Patterson, 43, Monroe, pleaded no contest Oct. 3 to a forfeiture charge of possessing drug paraphernalia, downgraded from a misdemeanor, and was fined $330.50. A Class A misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer was dismissed. The case stems from a traffic accident June 1 on Wis. 92 at County W in Exeter Township. Court records indicate Patterson falsely stated she wasn't driving the car and named a fictitious person as the driver. A wooden "dugout" containing marijuana was located in the car.

• Loren C. Bowen, 26, address unknown, pleaded no contest Oct. 4 to a Class B misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct, stemming from an incident July 13 on North Summit Street in Albany. He was sentenced to two days in jail, with time served, and ordered to pay the court $343. Court records indicate he returned home intoxicated after tubing on the Sugar River and yelled and swore at the mother of his baby.

• Adam Michael Brann, 34, New Glarus, was granted a one-year deferred prosecution Oct. 11 on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, battery and criminal damage to property, with the stipulation that the charges be fully dismissed if he successfully completes the year. Conditions include refraining from violent or disorderly conduct toward his wife and only having face-to-face contact with her in public or any neutral location, except as she may agree to in writing. He is also ordered to go to anger management training and complete an alcohol- and drug-abuse assessment and follow through with all recommendations. Court records indicate on Aug. 11 at an apartment on 14th Avenue in New Glarus, Brann called his wife foul names, pushed her down, hit her, broke her cellphone and later caused a disturbance at another residence by pounding on the door and demanding that she speak with him.

• Ashley Nicole Daniels, 27, Juda, pleaded guilty and was granted a 15-month deferred prosecution on a Class A misdemeanor charge of battery, stemming from an incident July 17 at her residence on County OK in Spring Grove Township. Conditions include a mental health assessment and any recommended treatment, including alcohol/drug counseling. She is also ordered to get her high school equivalency diploma and attend quarterly monitoring conferences. Court records indicate she got into a fight with a man after they were drinking and tubing on the Sugar River and yelled and swore at him and struck him in the head and arm with a sharp glass object.

• Holden Daytona Axelson, 22, Brodhead, was granted a one-year deferred prosecution Oct. 14 on a Class A misdemeanor charge of battery, stemming from an incident July 23 at his home on 1st Center Avenue. Court records indicate he punched a man several times in the face, causing bleeding and a chipped tooth, in a dispute over a stolen Xbox. The charge will be fully dismissed if he successfully completes the deferred prosecution.