RACINE ⏤ The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged a Racine man with multiple counts of narcotic possession and bail jumping following an arrest Wednesday. Officers arrested Kevin M. Francois, 35, on Wednesday for an active warrant at a residence on the 1300 block of Quincy Avenue. Attempts to flee While outside the residence […]
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DA Charges Man With Drug Possession, Felony Bail Jumping
RACINE – A Milwaukee man, formerly of Racine, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with drug possession and multiple counts of felony bail jumping following a traffic stop on Interstate 94. Jovahnte M. Lewis, 24, was charged last Friday with possession with intent to distribute Schedule IV drugs and four counts of […]
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Racine man facing 18 felony bail jumping counts for missing court-appointed drug testing dates
RACINE ⸺ The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged a local man with 18 counts of felony bail jumping for missing court-appointed drug testing. When the man, Antonio Harris, 29, of Racine, did eventually show up for testing, his urine tested positive for methamphetamine. Harris faces 18 counts of felony bail jumping and seven […]
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Man Coughs on Walmart Customers, Screams “I am COVID,” DA says
A man waved a reflective metal pole at customers in a Walmart parking lot, coughed at them, and screamed “I am COVID!” authorities said. Mount Pleasant Police responded on Thursday to the Sturtevant Walmart location at 3049 Oakes Road for a report of a man swinging a stick and cursing at customers, according to a […]
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Burglary and bail jumping charges result from theft of mower, snow blower, ladder
A 56-year-old Racine man faces two felony burglary charges and four felony bail-jumping charges after his arrest Monday. The burglary charges filed Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court against Reggie C. Hewing each carry a fine of $25,000 and 12 years, six months in prison. Each of the bail-jumping counts carry a fine of $10,000 […]
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Man Attempts to Swallow Marijuana During Traffic Stop
RACINE – A Racine man attempted to swallow marijuana and a female passenger attempted to conceal a handgun during a traffic stop here Monday afternoon. The Racine County District Attorney’s office charged Maurice L. Gayles, 25, of 800 Park Ave. #104, with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of THC-second offense, and two […]
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Woman charged with 25 bail jumping charges
A 35-year-old Racine woman faces 10 felony bail-jumping charges as a repeat offender and 15 misdemeanor bail-jumping charges, also as a repeat offender, after her arrest April 5. Each of the felony counts against Kamala S. Tucker carries a possible fine of $10,000 and six years in prison. The misdemeanor counts each carry a fine […]
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Attempted homicide defendant charged with bail jumping
Officials with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department arrested James B. Kapla, who was charged with attempted homicide in Sauk County in October, for bail jumping and violating a restraining order. Kapla, who was arrested on Monday, is facing 24 counts of felony bail jumping and 22 counts of violating a restraining order. According to a press release […]
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Racine Man Caught Hiding Marijuana in Pants
RACINE – A Racine man faces THC possession and several other criminal charges after attempting to hide marijuana in his pants while being booked into the Racine County Jail on Friday. Rodolfo T. Villlarreal IV, 21, was in custody in the Racine County Jail as of Monday afternoon charged with THC possession, misdemeanor bail jumping […]
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D.A. Charges Homeless Man With ID Theft
RACINE – A homeless Racine man has been charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with multiple counts of felony personal ID theft in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in which debit cards and credit cards were taken. Rico J. Williams, 31, identified as homeless in the criminal complaint, was charged with […]
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Fight With Neighbor Lands Racine Man in Jail
RACINE – A Racine man was in custody Wednesday after allegedly kicking in his neighbor’s door and starting a fight. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office charged Johnny M. Walrup Jr., 30, of 1220 Carlisle Ave., with felony bail jumping and criminal damage to property following a Tuesday incident. According to the criminal complaint, Racine […]
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Caledonia traffic stop nets charges for three people
CALEDONIA, WI – Three Milwaukee residents remained in custody on charges related to a June 26 traffic stop, according to criminal complaints filed by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. The charges include operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (4th offense), spitting on a public safety worker, obstructing an officer and bail jumping. […]
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Man Points Gun At Another In Dispute
RACINE – A 19-year-old Racine man was held in the Racine County Jail after he allegedly pointed a gun at another man last Thursday, according to court documents. Brandon Oates-Carson faces charges of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, pointing a firearm at another, and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping following an incident in a Racine […]
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Two men attempt to flee from accident
MOUNT PLEASANT – Mount Pleasant Police, assisted by a citizen, apprehended two men who tried to run away from a two-car accident here Thursday morning. Police were called to Spring Street and Newman Road about 10:35 a.m. on a collision report involving a 2007 Saturn and a 2009 Toyota. Then the driver and a passenger […]
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Deputies Arrest Man Who Attempted to Flee Through Attic
ELKHORN – The Racine County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau helped apprehend a man wanted in a fraud investigation here Monday. But, the arrest didn’t take place until the suspect had tried to elude officers by breaking through an attic wall. Michael Myers was arrested on two counts of unauthorized use of an individual’s personal […]
