In a case involving a 63-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a McDonald’s employee at a Racine restaurant, the two managers in charge on April 30 and May 1 did not immediately report the incident to the police department as the criminal complaint alleged. Adrian Fernandez, of Racine, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney‘s Office last week with second-degree sexual […]
Tag: Rich Chiapete
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Chiapete Won’t Seek Re-election
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete announced a week ago on his personal Facebook page that he was seeking re-election, but then changed his mind, according a story by the Journal Times. Instead of running for re-election, Chiapete announced at a press conference held Tuesday that assistant district attorney Tricia Hanson would be seeking the […]
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Rogers Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Homicide
Calling Jacob Rogers a cold-blooded killer who shot his friend Andrew Lee Jones Jr. in 2015 over $100, Racine County Felony Court Judge Michael Piontek sentenced Jacob Rogers to life in prison without parole. Rogers, 28, was found guilty by a jury in Racine County Felony Court in February of first-degree intentional homicide while armed. […]
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BREAKING: Rogers Found Guilty In Shooting Death Of Andrew Jones
Jacob Rogers, 27, was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide while armed by a jury in Racine County Felony Court Thursday in the shooting death of his friend Andrew “Drew” Jones over $100. Rogers was also found guilty of possessing a firearm by a felon. The jury deliberated for about an hour and returned the guilty verdict just after lunch, […]
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Man Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison For Child’s Death
A Racine man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he plead guilty to first degree reckless homicide in the death of three-year-old Hunter Wise. Marcus Johnson, 26, pleaded guilty in August to abusing Hunter at a residence in Mount Pleasant in 2013 by punching him, burning him and dipping his buttocks in water […]
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$250,000 Bond Set For Man Charged In Fatal Crash That Killed 13-year-old
A man driving a SUV that fatally killed a 13-year-old Caledonia girl on Sunday, Aug. 9 was charged Tuesday, Aug. 11 with two felonies in Racine County Felony Court. Thomas Macemon, 34, of Caledonia, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and homicide by vehicle-use […]
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Boy Facing Attempted Homicide Charge Asks To Be Tried In Juvenile Court
An attorney representing a 15-year-old boy facing a felony charge of first-degree attempted intentional homicide requsted that the case be tried in a Racine County juvenile court, according to court records. Lamont Koker, 17, and Naceir Mayes, 15, are facing adult felony charges of 1st degree attempted intentional homicide for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy in the […]
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Racine County DA: Heroin ‘Not An Inner City Problem Anymore’
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete and Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey explained to the Caledonia Village Board that heroin use in Caledonia — not unlike Racine County and the nation — is on the rise. And the problem is at a level that is the worst they’ve seen in their careers. “This is a […]
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Who’s Taking The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete, Racine County Executive Jim Ladwig, the Horlick High School football team, the Union Grove Union High School football team, and a ton of others are helping to raise money for ALS and taking the Ice Bucket Challenge. All over the country people are challenging one another to make a […]
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Racine DA: Officer Involved Shooting Of Rajko Utvic “Legal, Justified and Necessary”
An officer involved shooting of a 37-year-old Racine man that was reportedly suicidal was “legal, justified and necessary,” wrote Racine County District Rich Chiapete in a letter to Racine Police Chief Art Howell. Rajko Utvic was shot and killed by a Racine Police officer on July 7. When Racine police officers arrived, Utvic was brandishing a knife and not only refused […]
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Our Top Stories In April: Bar Bite, Regency Mall, and DA Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving
April was to say the least, a busy month. The Regency Mall will be sold, Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete pleaded guilty to a drunk driving citation and a man committed suicide in Cliffside Park. Here were our top most read stories from the month. DA Pleads Guilt To 3 Citations, Settles Case Police: […]
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DA Pleads Guilty to 3 Citations, Settles Case
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete Thursday plead guilty to three municipal citations against him, putting the drunk driving case against him to rest. Chiapete was cited for operating while intoxicated, first offense and hit and run after he hit a tree and a traffic signal at the intersection of Melvin and Main Streets Friday […]
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Chiapete OWI Reports Released, Details Denials
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete at first denied knowing anything about an accident and told officers that he’d been home sleeping before coming clean about his involvement in an OWI-related crash, according to police reports from responding officers. On Wednesday, the full report of Chiapete’s OWI accident was released to media, and it details […]
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Update: Outside Agency Will Review DA OWI, Hit & Run Citations
After hitting a traffic signal and a tree while coming home from a friend’s birthday party, Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete received municipal citations Friday night for both operating while intoxicated and hit and run. The accident was reported to dispatch at 10:04 p.m. at the intersection of Melvin and Main Streets in the […]