MONROE - Two months after he threatened to burn down a woman's house "with the kids in it," squished a pet fish to death and made racist threats during drunken fits of rage, a New Glarus man was sentenced in Green County Circuit Court to nine months in jail.
Robert Larry Johnson, 47, pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, battery, criminal damage to property, bail jumping and resisting or obstructing an officer. Other similar charges were dismissed but "read in," meaning Judge James Beer could consider them in his sentencing.
Johnson is credited 53 days for time already served in jail. He may serve his sentence with Huber work-release privileges as long as he remains alcohol- and controlled-substance-free.
The charges stem from a series of incidents over a period of about 12 hours on Sept. 15 at a home in New Glarus, at Monroe Clinic in Monroe and inside a moving vehicle, as well as a subsequent arrest in Monroe on Sept. 19.
According to court records:
Johnson was upset over money issues with a woman he knows. He threatened to kill the woman and "burn down the house with the kids in it," flung open a door so forcefully it bent the knob and yanked the woman's hair while she gave him a ride to Rockford.
Later, back in New Glarus at her home, police say he grabbed a goldfish and a guppy out of their tanks and threw them on the kitchen floor, squishing the guppy to death with his foot.
An officer's report of the arrest describes Johnson's extensive threats, name-calling, racial slurs and ranting against anyone he came near, including staff at Monroe Clinic, where the officer took Johnson to be medically cleared for jail due to his intoxication.
Johnson threatened that after he got out of jail, "it will be an all-out holy war." He said he would slash the woman's tires and "bash down doors," adding that he is almost 48 years old and "doesn't have a reason to change."
The officer noted Johnson has a history of violence and tried to calm him down by starting a conversation about their mutual interest in 1980s heavy metal band Megadeth, but Johnson continued to be hostile.
At the jail, however, Johnson became cooperative. Once in his cell, he "laid down and immediately went to sleep."
Several days later, after his release on bond from jail, he was arrested again outside Blain's Farm and Fleet in Monroe. An employee called police to request a welfare check on an intoxicated man on store property, later identified as Johnson, who "appeared to have nowhere to go tonight."
Johnson had been drinking whiskey and was yelling obscenities. On a ride with police to Monroe Clinic for medical clearance for jail, Johnson threatened to assault the entire ER staff and "fight everyone out at the jail."
While at the ER, "without any prompting by officers, Robert was bragging about his status with the Aryan Brotherhood," an officer's report states. Johnson made comments in support of "white power" and threatened to "beat" any black people in his jail cell.
Robert Larry Johnson, 47, pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, battery, criminal damage to property, bail jumping and resisting or obstructing an officer. Other similar charges were dismissed but "read in," meaning Judge James Beer could consider them in his sentencing.
Johnson is credited 53 days for time already served in jail. He may serve his sentence with Huber work-release privileges as long as he remains alcohol- and controlled-substance-free.
The charges stem from a series of incidents over a period of about 12 hours on Sept. 15 at a home in New Glarus, at Monroe Clinic in Monroe and inside a moving vehicle, as well as a subsequent arrest in Monroe on Sept. 19.
According to court records:
Johnson was upset over money issues with a woman he knows. He threatened to kill the woman and "burn down the house with the kids in it," flung open a door so forcefully it bent the knob and yanked the woman's hair while she gave him a ride to Rockford.
Later, back in New Glarus at her home, police say he grabbed a goldfish and a guppy out of their tanks and threw them on the kitchen floor, squishing the guppy to death with his foot.
An officer's report of the arrest describes Johnson's extensive threats, name-calling, racial slurs and ranting against anyone he came near, including staff at Monroe Clinic, where the officer took Johnson to be medically cleared for jail due to his intoxication.
Johnson threatened that after he got out of jail, "it will be an all-out holy war." He said he would slash the woman's tires and "bash down doors," adding that he is almost 48 years old and "doesn't have a reason to change."
The officer noted Johnson has a history of violence and tried to calm him down by starting a conversation about their mutual interest in 1980s heavy metal band Megadeth, but Johnson continued to be hostile.
At the jail, however, Johnson became cooperative. Once in his cell, he "laid down and immediately went to sleep."
Several days later, after his release on bond from jail, he was arrested again outside Blain's Farm and Fleet in Monroe. An employee called police to request a welfare check on an intoxicated man on store property, later identified as Johnson, who "appeared to have nowhere to go tonight."
Johnson had been drinking whiskey and was yelling obscenities. On a ride with police to Monroe Clinic for medical clearance for jail, Johnson threatened to assault the entire ER staff and "fight everyone out at the jail."
While at the ER, "without any prompting by officers, Robert was bragging about his status with the Aryan Brotherhood," an officer's report states. Johnson made comments in support of "white power" and threatened to "beat" any black people in his jail cell.