Man pleads not guilty by reason of mental defect to arson Marcus Cole, 37, was in Racine County Circuit Court on Thursday where he pleaded not guilty by reason of mental defect to arson. – RACINE — A man accused of setting fire to a duplex pleaded not guilty by reason of mental defect Thursday […]
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Second trial underway for teen charged in 2022 homicide
RACINE — A teen charged with homicide will be tried for the second time this year after the first trial ended in a hung jury. Zontell Junior, age 16 – Zontell Junior, 16, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the Aug. 12, 2022, shooting death of Quentin Smith, 16, who was a student at […]
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Racine man charged with sexual assault, false imprisonment and more facing 60 years prison
RACINE — A 28-year-old Racine man faces a 60-year prison term after he was charged earlier this week with felony sexual assault of his girlfriend. In addition to the felony sexual assault charge, Reginald Turner is charged with felony counts of false imprisonment, strangulation and suffocation, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon as […]
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Afternoon crash on Tuesday shuts down Highway 20, Flight for Life dispatched
MOUNT PLEASANT — A two-vehicle crash on Tuesday shut down a portion of State Highway 20 (Washington Avenue) at Oakes Road for a few hours in the mid-afternoon and sent one person via Flight for Life to a Milwaukee hospital. Police officers from the Mount Pleasant Police Department were dispatched at 2:36 p.m. on April […]
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Drunk driving leads to 3-car accident, 1 injured
A 25-year-old Racine man faces his first drunk driving charge after a three-car crash on Oct. 8 that sent one person to a local hospital. Ruben Munoz, 400 Seventh St., No. 4, will be back in Racine County Circuit Court on Jan. 9, 2023, for an 8:30 a.m. status conference. Racine County Jail records indicate […]
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4 injured in 3 weekend shooting incidents, suspects at large
Racine police are asking for the public’s help apprehending the suspects responsible for injuring four people over the weekend in three separate shooting incidents. First shooting Shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, police responded to the emergency room at Ascension Hospital for a report of an adult male with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. […]