Green County

♦ Kristopher William Genskay, 39, Albany, was charged May 29 with Class H felony counts of operating while intoxicated and operating with a prohibited blood-alcohol concentration, both fourth offenses. A warrant is issued for his arrest after he failed to appear for his initial appearance in court May 29. The case stems from an incident June 15, 2017. According to court records, police located Genskay at a nearby gas station after responding to a report of an intoxicated male walking around a park in Brodhead. An officer observed Genskay hit a pole with his 2010 Dodge Ram as he parked at the gas station. Genskay had bloodshot, glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol. He failed field sobriety tests and told the officer he was “stupid” to drive because he only lived a few blocks away.

♦ Karessa Jayne Patterson, 34, Brodhead, was charged June 4 with a Class H felony count of taking and driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent, as well as misdemeanor counts of theft and driving with a revoked license. Court records indicate Patterson took a blue 2005 Chevy Colorado pickup truck from a residence in the N6600 block of Norwegian Road, town of Albany, on Nov. 23. The pickup had an estimated value of $6,500 and belonged to her boyfriend’s brother. It was later located, damaged, in Footville. Patterson’s initial appearance is July 9.

Lafayette County

♦ Nicholas John Ackerman, 35, Blanchardville, was charged May 29 with a Class I felony count of theft of moveable property. Court records indicate he stole a 2002 Ford F-150 from a former employer on April 30, after being terminated in January. Ackerman had been using two trucks associated with the job but failed to return one of the trucks. He took the headlights off the Ford F-150 and sold them online, then sold the truck to a salvage yard for $422. His employer estimated the value of the truck at $2,500 and the value of tools that were missing from the truck at $1,892. Ackerman’s initial appearance is June 18.

n Kyle Edwin Gille, 22, Darlington, signed a $1,000 signature bond May 29 on four Class H felony counts of forgery. His codefendants, Randy Gene Joslin, 33, Shullsburg, and Chad M. Schmitt, 23, Dubuque, Iowa, face similar charges in cases that are also pending. Court records indicate the three men conspired to create and use counterfeit bills. Gille reportedly used a counterfeit $20 bill to purchase a meal at McDonald’s in Darlington and another counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes at the Darlington Mini Mart in December 2017. Gille and Schmitt also reportedly paid for a Safe Ride using a counterfeit $20 after they ran out of gas. Joslin told police Gille uses the fake money to buy meth from drug dealers in Dubuque. Police seized three of the counterfeit bills during a search of Joslin’s hotel room in Darlington. Police did not locate a machine to manufacture counterfeit currency. All three defendants are due back in court this month.