MONROE - A Monroe man was sentenced to 18 months of probation Tuesday after entering guilty pleas to charges of shooting a dog and disorderly conduct against his ex-girlfriend.
Guy Dee Jensen, 62, Monroe, had his charge reduced from felony mistreatment of animals to a misdemeanor charge. He also had one count of misdemeanor battery and felony second-degree sexual assault dismissed in Green County Circuit Court.
Jensen entered guilty pleas as part of a plea agreement. He will serve 18 months of probation and pay back $191.19 to the Green County Sheriff's Department with conditions that he undergo anger management classes and have no contact with the victim.
Court records indicate that over the course of three days in April 2013, Jensen and the victim in this case had a series of arguments.
On April 2, he shot their dog Spirit with a .45 caliber revolver about 500 yards away from his home on King Road in Brooklyn. Jensen said the dog had serious hip displasia and that he was putting the dog out of its misery. The victim alleged Jensen killed the dog maliciously.
Over the next few days he and the victim argued and screamed at each other. The victim alleged that Jensen on April 5 forced her to have vaginal and anal intercourse while repeatedly hitting her. This charge was dismissed.
Jensen's attorney David Stegall said that any sexual intercourse had that night was consensual and that no physical abuse occurred. Stegall said Jensen had killed two other dogs in the past at the request of the victim.
"Mr. Jensen shot Spirit in the head to end his misery," Stegall said. "This was not motivated in any way by animus."
A necropsy of the dog was performed for evidentiary purposes accounting for the $191.19 owed to the sheriff's department since they took on the vet costs.
Jensen has no criminal record and said he will move directly to Idaho following Tuesday's court proceedings. He has family with health problems in Idaho. Jensen spoke to Judge Thomas Vale before sentencing and explained that he has no ties to Wisconsin and will leave and not have any contact with the victim.
"I wish her the best, and I hope the court can see a resolution to this today, and I can go home," Jensen said.
If his probation is revoked Jensen could face up to 120 days in jail. Vale allowed for Jensen to leave the state and serve out his probation elsewhere.
Guy Dee Jensen, 62, Monroe, had his charge reduced from felony mistreatment of animals to a misdemeanor charge. He also had one count of misdemeanor battery and felony second-degree sexual assault dismissed in Green County Circuit Court.
Jensen entered guilty pleas as part of a plea agreement. He will serve 18 months of probation and pay back $191.19 to the Green County Sheriff's Department with conditions that he undergo anger management classes and have no contact with the victim.
Court records indicate that over the course of three days in April 2013, Jensen and the victim in this case had a series of arguments.
On April 2, he shot their dog Spirit with a .45 caliber revolver about 500 yards away from his home on King Road in Brooklyn. Jensen said the dog had serious hip displasia and that he was putting the dog out of its misery. The victim alleged Jensen killed the dog maliciously.
Over the next few days he and the victim argued and screamed at each other. The victim alleged that Jensen on April 5 forced her to have vaginal and anal intercourse while repeatedly hitting her. This charge was dismissed.
Jensen's attorney David Stegall said that any sexual intercourse had that night was consensual and that no physical abuse occurred. Stegall said Jensen had killed two other dogs in the past at the request of the victim.
"Mr. Jensen shot Spirit in the head to end his misery," Stegall said. "This was not motivated in any way by animus."
A necropsy of the dog was performed for evidentiary purposes accounting for the $191.19 owed to the sheriff's department since they took on the vet costs.
Jensen has no criminal record and said he will move directly to Idaho following Tuesday's court proceedings. He has family with health problems in Idaho. Jensen spoke to Judge Thomas Vale before sentencing and explained that he has no ties to Wisconsin and will leave and not have any contact with the victim.
"I wish her the best, and I hope the court can see a resolution to this today, and I can go home," Jensen said.
If his probation is revoked Jensen could face up to 120 days in jail. Vale allowed for Jensen to leave the state and serve out his probation elsewhere.