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Man charged with hit-and-run that seriously injured We Energies flagger, facing 20+ years

RACINE COUNTY — The 41-year-old Waterford man implicated in the hit-and-run accident involving a We Energies flagger and fleeing the scene is facing more than 20 years in prison. Bob Daniel Slominski was charged Thursday (March 23) in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of hit-and-run – great bodily harm and reckless […]

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Stalking, damage to property the latest charges for 24-year-old Racine woman

An ongoing dispute between three people has landed one of them with criminal stalking charges filed against her in Racine County Circuit Court. Mariah Gordon, 24, Racine, is charged with a felony count of stalking as a repeat offender, along with a misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property. The stalking felony carries a possible […]

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Reckless driving call finds drugs, 10-year-old child passenger in vehicle

RACINE COUNTY — A call reporting reckless driving in the Town of Norway on March 12 led to the arrest of a 39-year-old Racine man for two criminal charges. Steven M. Grant is charged with misdemeanor counts of operating while intoxicated with a minor child in the vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia, which carry […]

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Man caught posting nude images without consent, facing 7 years in prison

BURLINGTON — A 28-year-old Burlington man with a previous felony conviction and another pending case in Racine County Circuit Court faces two new felonies for allegedly posting nude images of a female using a fake Facebook profile. Kyle Johnson is charged with a felony count of capturing an intimate representation and exhibiting an intimate representation […]

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Traffic stop for speeding turns into 3rd OWI charge for Kenosha man, facing 5 years

MOUNT PLEASANT — A traffic stop for speeding on March 5 in the Village of Mount Pleasant led to the third drunken driving charge against a 42-year-old Kenosha man. In addition to the speeding and drunken driving charge, Charles Young also faces four misdemeanor counts of bail jumping and one misdemeanor count of operating after […]

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$1 million bond for Lucas Alonso, man accused of 23-year-old homicide

RACINE — Lucas Alonso, the 66-year-old man who allegedly killed a woman in 2000 but was never apprehended is now behind bars with a $1 million bond. Alonso, of Zion, Illinois, was charged Wed., March 8, in Racine County Circuit Court with a single count of first-degree intentional homicide. If convicted, he faces the rest […]

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17-year-old charged with sending nude photos, threats

UNION GROVE — A 17-year-old boy from Union Grove is facing adult charges of sending threatening messages to his ex-girlfriend and nude photos of her to her friends. Jamal Jenkins was charged Wednesday, March 1, in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor each of sending a message threatening harm or injury with a computer, […]

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Felony battery of an officer among several charges against Waterford man; facing 6 years in prison

WATERFORD — A 58-year-old Waterford man, who had been transported to Burlington Hospital by Waterford police for a legal blood draw on Feb. 20, is alleged to have committed a felony battery on one of those officers. Carlos Colon faces a felony charge for that alleged battery, which carries a possible maximum prison term of […]

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Traffic stop for speeding turns into 5th OWI felony for Racine man

CALEDONIA — A traffic stop for speeding on Feb. 20 in the Village of Caledonia eventually led to the arrest of a 56-year-old Racine man for his fifth operating while intoxicated (OWI) charge. The felony OWI charge filed this week against Edward Wayne Carman carries a possible maximum prison term of 10 years and a […]

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Man charged with 3rd OWI, fleeing police facing 5 years in prison

RACINE — A 40-year-old Racine man could spend the next five years in prison after he allegedly drove drunk through West Racine and attempted to flee the officer who initiated the traffic stop. Aaron Morris was charged Thurs., Feb. 23, in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of attempting to flee an officer […]

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Man charged after car shooting on Ohio Street left 2 injured

RACINE — A 19-year-old man is facing the next several decades in prison after allegedly shooting two men at an intersection in February. Diego Astorga was charged Wed., Feb. 22, in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and one felony count of discharging a firearm from a vehicle […]

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Credit card, identity theft could mean 12 years in prison for Union Grove man

RACINE, KENOSHA COUNTIES — A 27-year-old Union Grove man, who currently is in custody in Kenosha County on a credit card fraud charge, now faces three additional criminal counts for a similar offense — this time with the use of a deceased’s man’s credit card. Benjamin Richard Whitney is charged with felony counts of identity […]

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Man charged with making terrorist threat against Burlington Area School District on Jan. 30

BURLINGTON — A Burlington man is facing the next few years behind bars after he allegedly made threats against the Burlington Area School District on social media. Kyle J. Johnson, 28, was charged Thursday (Feb. 2), in Racine County Circuit Court with a single felony charge of making terrorist threats and two misdemeanor charges of […]

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Man charged with theft, huffing air cans from Best Buy; facing 13 years in prison

RACINE — A Racine man is facing up to almost 13 years in prison after he allegedly stole air cans from Best Buy and was found huffing them in his car. William Bassler, 47, was charged Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of bail jumping and one misdemeanor […]

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Drunk driving leads to rollover crash with 8-year-old child in car

RACINE — An altercation between two Racine residents that ultimately ended in drunk driving and a rollover crash led to a number of felony charges filed against both last week in Racine County Circuit Court. Amanda Jackson, 29, faces six criminal charges, while Christopher Ryan Franklin, 31, faces two. Jackson is charged with felony counts […]

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