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Circuit Court: Nov. 5, 2013
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Green County

Felonies

• Nicholas Wade Johnson, 20, Juda, pleaded no contest Oct. 2 to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, forced entry and theft and was sentenced to two years of probation with the conditions that he pay restitution, get a high school diploma equivalent, undergo all recommended alcohol/drug treatment and maintain employment and not do anything to jeopardize his employment. Felony bail jumping and misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property were dismissed. Court records indicate that in November 2012 he broke into Olin's Juda Oasis, W2616 Wis. 11, causing $216 in damages to a window, and stole $678 in cigarettes. Court records also indicate that in May at his home in Juda he yelled and swore while cutting off flowers with a weed trimmer, then broke the weed trimmer, tripped and pushed his sister and punched out two large windows inside, causing glass to fly out and cut his mother.

• Bryan Scott Adams, 42, Monticello, was sentenced Oct. 16 to 18 months in prison and three years of extended supervision for a felony conviction of possessing a firearm as a felon and misdemeanor convictions of battery, disorderly conduct and bail jumping. A Class F felony charge of first-degree recklessly endangering safety was dismissed but "read in," meaning the judge could consider it in sentencing. Court records indicate on Nov. 21, 2009, Adams accidentally shot himself with a Mossberg 500A pump-action shotgun while out hunting with friends in Albany Township; on April 7, 2012, he drank a Busch Light beer at the Eagle Pass Saloon, 212 N. Main St., Monticello; and on Sept. 17, 2012, he stabbed a man in the chest with a lock blade knife in the back parking lot of the Eagle Pass Saloon. Adams owes $26,350.85 in restitution for the man's medical bills, plus court fees and fines.

• Clark William Schaller, 25, pleaded no contest Oct. 16 to felony charges of burglary and possession of narcotic drugs and was sentenced to 195 days in jail and four years of probation with the conditions that he seek drug treatment and pay $355 in restitution. Charges of theft, bail jumping, possessing burglary tools and possessing drug paraphernalia were dismissed but "read in," meaning the judge could consider them in sentencing. In January, police linked Schaller to a burglary of a residence in the 500 block of West 21st Street and the theft of Fentanyl patches, a prescription narcotic. In March, court records indicate officers found heroin paraphernalia on Schaller during a traffic stop of the 2004 Buick Rendezvous SUV he was driving just outside Monroe. Officers reported he had "pinpoint" pupils and was acting lethargic.



Misdemeanors

• Kristina Emmaline Janisch, 19, Whitehall, pleaded no contest Oct. 2 to Class A misdemeanor charges of theft by false representation and was sentenced to two years of probation with the conditions that she get a high school diploma equivalent, maintain employment and not quit without her agent's approval and follow through with any recommended treatment. Court records indicate that over the course of a week in April, while her parents were on vacation, she forged six of their checks to pay for a total of $480 in gas for herself and friends at Brennan's BP, 701 8th St., Monroe. She will be eligible to have the charges dismissed under a state law that grants leniency to young offenders.

• Glen Andrew Swedlund, 36, Monroe, was sentenced Oct. 2 to four months in jail, minus 93 days sentence credit, for revoking his probation on misdemeanor convictions of disorderly conduct and intimidation of a victim. Court records indicate he "sabotaged his relationship" with his wife and children by threatening to kill her. His probation agent concluded that he "continues to blame others for his circumstances and behavior and will not follow any rules of supervision he doesn't want to follow, including a rule not to be threatening or assaultive toward his wife."

• Jeffrey T. Neubauer, 23, Monroe, was sentenced Oct. 3 to nine months in jail for revoking his probation on misdemeanor convictions of fourth-degree sexual assault, exposing genitals to a child, disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a child. Court records indicate he absconded three times from supervision in the past year, failed to attend sex offender treatment, failed to report his identifier on Facebook and smoked marijuana on a daily basis.

• John P. Triggs, aka John P. Jones, 27, Evansville, pleaded no contest Oct. 10 to two Class A misdemeanor counts of failing to pay child support in 2006 and 2011 for a boy born March 31, 2006. He is sentenced to two years of probation with the conditions that he obtain and maintain employment, pay child support and not drink.

• Thomas A. McLean, 26, Monroe, was sentenced Oct. 11 to one year in jail with Huber work release, minus 144 days sentence credit, for revoking his probation on misdemeanor convictions bail jumping, disorderly conduct and making threats via computer message. Court records indicate he violated probation by drinking and driving, having sex with a woman while out on jail work-release, punching the windshield of a van and pressuring his girlfriend to take him to a grocery store, where he got her flowers and a bottle of gin for himself. The probation agent concluded McLean "has repeatedly been given chances to better his life and he continues to violate both his supervision and the law. His aggressive and assaultive background has not wavered and he continued to struggle with addiction problems."

• Kyle Bruce Disch, 29, Albany, pleaded no contest Oct. 14 to a Class A misdemeanor count of concealing stolen property and was granted a one-year deferred prosecution with the conditions that he attend quarterly monitoring conferences and pay $840 in restitution. A second count of concealing stolen property was dismissed, as was a misdemeanor count of possessing drug paraphernalia. Court records indicate that in March 2012, Disch kept a stolen sweatshirt, GPS and cellphone charger in a vehicle and also hid in his apartment several items stolen from a hog-confinement house on County X in Albany Township, including a Nasco microscope and other hog-insemination utensils, an electronics receiver and dog-tracking collars.

• Brooke Patrick Nolte, 25, Shullsburg, pleaded no contest to a Class A misdemeanor charges of fraudulently using a financial transaction card and was fined $515 and was granted a one-year deferred prosecution on a second count. Conditions stipulate that he pay $700 in restitution and attend quarterly monitoring conferences. Court records indicate Nolte used another person's credit card without consent to buy $49.96 in clothing, coffee and other merchandise on Aug. 25 at Walmart, 300 6th Ave. W., Monroe.