MONROE - A Reedsburg man is being recharged for a bar fight in Green County after failing to pay nearly $17,000 in restitution.
Jeremy D. Golackson, 44, was originally charged in 2012 with a Class I felony count of substantial battery with intent to cause bodily harm and a Class B misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
The case stems from an incident in March of that year at Old Smokey's, 1301 17th St., in Monroe.
He was drinking with his roommate when he and the roommate got into an argument over a golf-themed video game, according to court records.
Golackson allegedly straddled and repeatedly punched the roommate until other patrons at the bar pulled him off. He later blew a 0.19 blood-alcohol concentration in a breathylizer test.
Golackson pleaded not guilty to the original charges. He was granted a two-year deferred prosecution in 2013, with the understanding that the charges would be fully dismissed in two years if he paid restitution for the roommate's medical expenses.
Court records show he has paid $800 so far and still owes $16,353.77.
Golackson "has not complied with the restitution obligations that he agreed to," Green County District Attorney Gary Luhman wrote in an email. "In this case, we decided to recharge rather than extend the agreement."
Golackson is scheduled for an initial appearance May 7. Should the case be resolved, Luhman said, it would be consolidated with the original case and the new file would be subsumed into the original deferred prosecution file.
- Katjusa Cisar
Jeremy D. Golackson, 44, was originally charged in 2012 with a Class I felony count of substantial battery with intent to cause bodily harm and a Class B misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
The case stems from an incident in March of that year at Old Smokey's, 1301 17th St., in Monroe.
He was drinking with his roommate when he and the roommate got into an argument over a golf-themed video game, according to court records.
Golackson allegedly straddled and repeatedly punched the roommate until other patrons at the bar pulled him off. He later blew a 0.19 blood-alcohol concentration in a breathylizer test.
Golackson pleaded not guilty to the original charges. He was granted a two-year deferred prosecution in 2013, with the understanding that the charges would be fully dismissed in two years if he paid restitution for the roommate's medical expenses.
Court records show he has paid $800 so far and still owes $16,353.77.
Golackson "has not complied with the restitution obligations that he agreed to," Green County District Attorney Gary Luhman wrote in an email. "In this case, we decided to recharge rather than extend the agreement."
Golackson is scheduled for an initial appearance May 7. Should the case be resolved, Luhman said, it would be consolidated with the original case and the new file would be subsumed into the original deferred prosecution file.
- Katjusa Cisar