A Sturtevant man could spend the next decade in prison after he was charged with his sixth OWI for allegedly causing a multi-car accident while driving under the influence. Jonathan Knutson, 41, was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) as a 5th or 6th offense. If […]
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Woman attacks car with bat, felony charges filed
A 22-year-old Racine woman is facing almost a decade behind bars after she allegedly attacked another woman’s car with a bat. Samone Atterberry was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of substantial battery with use of a dangerous weapon, one misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property, and four misdemeanor […]
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Man charged with sexual assault of 7-year-old
A Racine man is facing the rest of his life in prison for the alleged sexual assault of a girl when she was just seven years old. Christopher N. Lindeke, 39, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court with a single count of sexual assault of a child under the age of 12. If convicted, […]
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Man charged with pointing gun at woman after accusing her of cheating
A Racine man is facing over a decade behind bars after he allegedly pointed a gun at the mother of his child after he accused her of cheating on him. Kevin Hatley was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single felony count of possession of a firearm by a felon and one […]
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Man arrested in 2021 stabbing death of pregnant woman, unborn baby
The man accused of stabbing the mother of his unborn child to death, which also resulted in the death of the baby, has been apprehended and facing the rest of his life in prison. William Bunch, 43, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Friday with one felony count each of first-degree intentional homicide and […]
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Man claims restraining order against police: flees traffic stop, jumps out windows to evade capture
RACINE – A Racine man with a warrant for his arrest was taken into custody Tuesday after he tried to flee a traffic stop during which he told officers he has a restraining order against the Caledonia Police Department. David Juarez was scheduled to be charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony […]
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Man charged with pointing gun on I-94 has a CCW permit
A Racine man is facing up to a year in jail for allegedly pointing a gun at another motorist on I-94 when the other driver cut him off. Frank Archibald was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count each of pointing a firearm at another and disorderly conduct with a dangerous […]
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Man charged with stealing GPS monitoring anklet, pointing gun at woman
A man who was out of jail on extended supervision allegedly cut of his court-ordered GPS monitoring anklet and didn’t return it. He’s also facing charges for allegedly pointing a gun at a woman at a local bar. Kurtis King was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count each of theft […]
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Man charged with not reporting mother’s death for over 2 weeks
RACINE – Before reporting his mother’s death to police, a Racine man allegedly lived with her dead body for weeks. Joseph Sorenson, 31, was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count of failure to report a death with an enhancer of unusual circumstances. If convicted, he faces up to 90 days […]
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Man charged with repeated sexual assault of the same child
A Racine man is facing the rest of his life in prison after the alleged sexual assault of a girl from the time she was four until she was nine or 10. Oscar Gomez was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single felony count of repeat sexual assault of the same child. […]
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Man charged after accomplice, technology led police to him
A 24-year-old Mount Pleasant man is facing 10 years in prison after an accomplice and technology helped police apprehend him. Evan Leimbach was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of theft of goods totaling more than $10,000 in value. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and/or […]
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Man charged for discharging firearm in a school zone 5 times
A 26-year-old Racine man is facing two decades in prison after allegedly discharging a firearm in a school zone at least five times. Zachary Nelson was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of discharging a firearm in a school zone and second degree recklessly endangering safety, and one misdemeanor […]
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Union Grove man charged with sexual assault of teenage girl
A 42-year-old Union Grove man is facing the rest of his life in prison for sexual assault after a teenage girl said he assaulted her on more than one occasion last December. Carl Crane was charged Monday, in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child under the […]
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Police: Burlington man had 2,000 images of child pornography on his computer
A 42-year-old Burlington man is facing the rest of his life in prison after thousands of images of child pornography were allegedly discovered on his computer. David Hacht was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with 12 felony counts of child pornography, each of which carries a sentence of 25 years in prison and/or […]
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Man charged with armed robbery after fight over a gun
A 19-year-old Racine man could spend decades in prison for armed robbery after witnesses told police he threatened them with a gun during a fight and stole their iPhones. Jayonte Lewis was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of armed robbery and second-degree endangering safety, one misdemeanor count each […]