Green County
Felonies
● Justin David Halvorson, 32, Juda, pleaded no contest Nov. 19 to a felony charge of disorderly conduct as a domestic abuse repeat offender. Related charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to two years on probation, with conditions including alcohol or other drug abuse (AODA) treatment and an imposed-and-stayed four months in jail. The criminal complaint indicates on Jan. 30 he slapped a woman and pushed her by her neck into a shelf in front of children during an argument and was defiant when police arrived. The woman told police she “could not go on like this” and that he needed help for his drug use.
● Randall Eugene Halvorson, 66, Browntown, pleaded guilty Nov. 23 to felony bail jumping and no contest to a felony domestic abuse-related disorderly conduct and a misdemeanor charge of resisting or obstructing an officer. Other related charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to four months in jail and is on a payment plan for over $900 in court fees and fines. The charges stem from several arrests in July in Browntown related to a dispute with a woman living with him. Police reports indicate he locked her in her bedroom and called her names and later returned to the home in violation of a court order. He had been drinking prior to each arrest, with one breathalyzer test showing a blood-alcohol level of 0.212%.
● Kyle R. Sparr, 22, New Glarus, was charged Nov. 24 with possessing THC and psilocin or psilocybin with intent to deliver, both felonies, and a misdemeanor count of possessing drug paraphernalia. The criminal complaint indicates Sparr was stopped in New Glarus for not wearing a seatbelt and during the traffic stop, the officer smelled marijuana. Sparr admitted marijuana was in the vehicle and “produced a large water bong that was being concealed between the driver’s seat and the driver’s door,” along with a glass jar of marijuana. A search of the car turned up psychedelic mushrooms, over 12 ounces of marijuana, three digital scales and two partial boxes of unused Ziplock bags.
● Anthony Paul Alongi, 31, Green County Jail, was charged Nov. 24 with two felony counts and one misdemeanor count of theft by contractor. The criminal complaint indicates he defrauded property owners in the City of Monroe, Town of Spring Grove and Town of Monroe by failing to complete three shed or home improvement projects he and his company, Alongi Construction, were hired and paid to do in 2020. Court records indicate he is on parole for a conviction of second-degree sexual assault of a child in 2008.
● Tyler James Adler, 27, Cross Plains, pleaded no contest Nov. 25 to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon. A felony charge of attempted theft was dismissed. He was sentenced to 18 months on probation. He is eligible to have his probation reduced to nine months if the Department of Correction approves it. The case stems from an incident Sept. 2 in a Brooklyn home. The criminal complaint indicates Adler was employed in the home as a plumber when he entered a gun room without the homeowner’s permission, tried to open a gun safe, looked around and then exited the room. It was caught on surveillance video. The homeowner was elsewhere but returned home after getting an alert from her Nest home security system. She ordered Adler and his coworker out of the house at gunpoint and called police. Adler told police it was not his intention to take anything and admitted “it was stupid” not to get the homeowner’s permission. Adler said he was in the market for a gun safe and wanted to check out the safe. He had a 9mm handgun in his lunchbox, located in his work van. Deputies determined his concealed carry permit was expired. State court records show no prior criminal convictions for Adler.
● Terri Ann Shultz, aka Terri Ann Abb and Terri Ann McClaren, 53, Necedah, pleaded guilty Dec. 2 to two Class G felony counts of theft in a business setting, with additional felonies, including forgery, dismissed but “read in.” She was sentenced to three years on probation with a conditional nine months in jail. Conditions of her probation include maintaining sobriety, undergoing treatment for alcohol or other drug abuse (AODA) and not gambling or going into casinos. Her court assessments total $1,036. The criminal complaint indicates that between 2012 and 2018, Shultz took about $58,000 from her brother’s business in Brodhead, McClaren Machine and Tool, while employed there as a bookkeeper. When interviewed by police, she said the money was for gambling debts, carpal tunnel surgery and her drug addiction prior to 2015.
● Bajram “Brian” Rushiti, 56, Beloit, pleaded no contest Dec. 4 to a misdemeanor charge of theft by contractor, downgraded from a felony, and was fined. His court assessments total over $550. Court records indicate restitution has been paid in full. The case is based on an investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. It found that Rushiti, doing business as “Mr. Blacktop,” entered a contract with a rural Browntown couple for driveway work at their County M residence in June 2018. The couple paid $3,000 as a down payment to Mr. Blacktop, but Rushiti “failed to complete any work and has failed to provide a refund.”