A 28-year-old Norwalk man faces charges of knowingly violating a harassment restraining order, resisting an officer and two counts of bail jumping after an alleged argument with his wife. When Nelson Jaimes appeared in Monroe County Circuit Court on Oct. 9, a $250...
Norwalk man sentenced on battery charges
Appearing in Monroe County Circuit Court on Oct. 14, Adam E. Wallace, 34, of Norwalk was sentenced to 30 days in jail with Huber privileges and two years’ probation for domestic-abuse-related battery. Wallace must undergo a domestic abuse assessment and an...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Oct. 13–19
The Vernon County Sheriff's Office responded to several reports and complaints of trespassers on private property last week. ♦ ♦ ♦ Twelve accidents involving deer or other animals were reported last week: • Michael Haase of Milwaukee, on Highway 14, town of Viroqua •...
Teenage driver crashes near La Farge
A teenager sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning in the town of Stark, according to Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears. At about 7:30 a.m., Sarah R. Wegner, 17, of rural La Farge was driving a car westbound on Highway 82, just east of La...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Oct. 6–12
Monday, Oct. 6: Steven Bomkamp of Highland, Wis., was southbound on Highway 33 in the town of Hillsboro, pulling a trailer fully loaded with particle boards. Louise Aldinger of Hillsboro was northbound when one of the particle boards came off of the Bomkamp trailer...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Sept. 29 to Oct. 5
Monday, Sept. 29: John Schoenemann of Soldiers Grove, Wis., lost control of his vehicle on a straight stretch of Highway 56 in the town of Liberty. He went into the ditch, striking trees and a concrete culvert and sustaining minor injuries. The sheriff's office had...
Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Sept. 20–28
Wednesday, Sept. 22: Linda Eddy of Westby entered the intersection of Esofea and Natwick roads in the town of Jefferson and struck the rear driver's side of a vehicle driven by Richard Stinson of Westby. The Stinson vehicle went sideways and overturned into the ditch,...
Wilton family faces charges after allegedly harboring runaway
Trevor C. Sletten, 24, Randy C. Sletten, 55, and Dawn M. Sletten, 47, all of Wilton, face interference with child custody charges after they were accused of harboring a teenage runaway. According to the police report, a witness saw the teen in Trevor Sletten’s...
Norwalk man arrested on domestic violence charges
Jesse Mannise, 25, of Norwalk was arrested Sept. 12 on charges of domestic violence-related threats after an incident late Sept. 11, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. Police were dispatched to a Norwalk residence at about 11:30 p.m. after a woman...
Ontario man accused of violating restraining order
Roy E. Dobbs, 55, Ontario, is facing violation of a harassment injunction charges after he was accused of making contact with a man in violation of a restraining order. According to the report, Dobbs delivered an eviction notice through a third party to a man who had...
