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Kenosha Man Acquitted Of All Charges By Jury In Serious Child Sexual Assault Case

KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha man who spent more than eight months in custody while facing four serious felony charges was acquitted of every charge against him after a Kenosha County jury returned not-guilty verdicts following a trial before Judge Heather Iverson. Ike C. Lyons, 47, of Kenosha, was found not guilty Sept. 22 of repeated sexual assault of the same child, a second child sex-related felony, child enticement and causing mental harm to a child. Lyons had been held on $100,000 cash bail since his initial appearance Jan. 12. The case was prosecuted by Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Matthew Raymond Zisi. Lyons was represented at trial by defense attorneys Zebulon Patek and Michelle M. Gardner. Defense Sought To Introduce Prior Allegation EvidenceA significant issue litigated before the trial

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Pregnant Milwaukee Woman Charged With Five Felonies After Allegedly Abandoning Four Young Children, Assaulting Teen

KENOSHA, Wis. — Laniah A. Winn, 26, of Milwaukee, was charged Monday with five felonies and four misdemeanors after prosecutors say she left her four young children crying outside their grandmother’s home without making sure anyone was there to care for them, assaulted a 17-year-old who confronted her, and later resisted police aboard a coach bus.

Naked Couple Found Sleeping In Allegedly Stolen Car; Career Criminal Brittany Mika Charged With Felony Theft

KENOSHA, Wis. – A Kenosha woman with an extensive criminal record and a long history of dismissed charges and deferred prosecution agreements is facing a new felony after police allegedly found her completely naked and sleeping with another repeat offender inside a stolen car early Sunday morning. Brittany R. Mika, 32, is charged with felony theft of property worth between $10,000 and $100,000 as a repeat offender and possession of drug paraphernalia as a repeat offender. Her latest arrest comes just over a year after then-Assistant District Attorney Rosa Delgado gave Mika what can only be described as white-glove treatment in a sweeping deal that resolved five criminal cases at once. Delgado, who was later promoted to Deputy District Attorney, agreed to withheld sentences and concurrent probation while numerous other

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Burlington Man Accused Of Stalking Ex, Threatening To Have Her And Child Shot; Loaded .45 Found In Car

Jarren James Stauss, 20, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 20-year-old Burlington man accused of stalking and terrorizing an ex-girlfriend, physically attacking her and threatening to have her and her child shot was ordered held Monday on $5,000 cash bail. Jarren James Stauss, 20, of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Pregnant Milwaukee Woman Charged With Five Felonies After Allegedly Abandoning Four Young Children, Assaulting Teen

KENOSHA, Wis. — Laniah A. Winn, 26, of Milwaukee, was charged Monday with five felonies and four misdemeanors after prosecutors say she left her four young children crying outside their grandmother’s home without making sure anyone was there to care for them, assaulted a 17-year-old who confronted her, and later resisted police aboard a coach bus.

Naked Couple Found Sleeping In Allegedly Stolen Car; Career Criminal Brittany Mika Charged With Felony Theft

KENOSHA, Wis. – A Kenosha woman with an extensive criminal record and a long history of dismissed charges and deferred prosecution agreements is facing a new felony after police allegedly found her completely naked and sleeping with another repeat offender inside a stolen car early Sunday morning. Brittany R. Mika, 32, is charged with felony theft of property worth between $10,000 and $100,000 as a repeat offender and possession of drug paraphernalia as a repeat offender. Her latest arrest comes just over a year after then-Assistant District Attorney Rosa Delgado gave Mika what can only be described as white-glove treatment in a sweeping deal that resolved five criminal cases at once. Delgado, who was later promoted to Deputy District Attorney, agreed to withheld sentences and concurrent probation while numerous other

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Registered Sex Offender Charged With Two New Felonies After Allegedly Threatening To Kill Menards Manager, Gets Just $1,000 Cash Bail

Giovanni Days, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 47-year-old homeless Kenosha man who is required to remain on Wisconsin’s Sex Offender Registry until 2040 was charged Monday with two new felonies in two separate criminal cases — including allegedly failing to properly report his whereabouts and trying to steal more than $3,000 worth of merchandise from Menards — but was ordered held on just $1,000 cash bail. Giovanni Days, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Kenosha Man Charged After Police Find Machete, Hatchet Hidden In Mulch; $2,500 Cash Bail Set

Juan Quintero, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 47-year-old Kenosha man was charged Monday after police say they found a machete and hatchet buried in mulch within arm’s reach of where he was sitting on a city street. Juan Quintero, 47, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Kenosha Chief Judge Overrides Kenosha County Judge’s AI Disclosure Rule; Attorneys No Longer Required To Reveal AI Use

Kenosha’s Chief Judge Judge Wynne P. Laufenberg (D)(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha’s Chief Judge Wynne P. Laufenberg has overridden a Kenosha County court rule requiring attorneys and other litigants to disclose when artificial intelligence was used to prepare court filings. Laufenberg, who is also a Racine County Circuit Court judge, serves as chief judge of Wisconsin’s Second Judicial Administrative District, which includes Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties. On Sept. 23, Laufenberg signed a district-wide interim policy governing generative artificial intelligence that supersedes any local rule inconsistent with it. Second Distrist AI Policy You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

UW-Parkside Student Group To Host Public Forum On AI Data Centers, Jobs, Water And Energy Costs

SOMERS, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-Parkside student organization will host a public forum next month examining the growing development of artificial intelligence data centers in Wisconsin and the economic, environmental and utility issues surrounding them. The “AI Data Centers Forum: Jobs, Water, Energy & Community Accountability” is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Cinema inside the UW-Parkside Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. The forum is being organized by the Parkside Debate and Civic Leadership Association, whose founder and president, Diane Leto Gallardo, announced the event Friday. “I’m excited to share that the Parkside Debate and Civic Leadership Association will be hosting a public forum on AI data center development in Wisconsin on October 7 at UW-Parkside,”

Kenosha County Eye Releases Graphic Video Of Brutal Road-Rage Beating After Defendant, Supporters Claim Story Was Fabricated

KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha County Eye has obtained surveillance video of the July road-rage beating that led to criminal charges against Tanya Nicole Angotti, 45, and her husband, John Michael Angotti, 44, and the footage appears to closely mirror the sequence of events described by police and prosecutors. The graphic video shows Tanya Angotti getting out of the passenger side of a Toyota 4Runner carrying what appears to be a roughly six-foot-long piece of white PVC pipe and moving rapidly toward the alleged victim before she, her husband and Tanya Angotti’s 14-year-old son, RW, become involved in an extended physical attack. Kenosha County Eye requested and obtained the surveillance footage after Angotti and several people supporting her publicly accused this publication of fabricating portions of its original story. Comments posted

Kenosha County Hosts Suicide Screening Training, Second Free Session Set For Tuesday

BRISTOL, Wis. — Kenosha County Behavioral Health Services hosted the first of two community suicide-screening training sessions Thursday evening, teaching residents how to recognize warning signs and determine when someone may be at immediate risk of suicide. The “Know the Signs, Ask the Questions” training uses the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, an evidence-based screening tool designed to assess both the severity and immediacy of suicide risk. County social workers Kristen Rabideau and Tori Shelton led the session at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol. Rabideau and Shelton are embedded with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office and Pleasant Prairie Police Department, respectively, where they work alongside law enforcement to connect people experiencing behavioral health crises with treatment and other resources. Participants received laminated pocket cards outlining a series of direct

Q&A With Twin Lakes’ New District Administrator Ryan Berndt

TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Kenosha County Eye recently reached out to Ryan Berndt, the new District Administrator and Principal of Twin Lakes School District #4, commonly known as Lakewood School, with a series of questions intended to introduce the district’s new leader to parents, taxpayers and the community. About Mr. BerndtAccording to his biography published by Lakewood School, Berndt says his primary focus is building a “vibrant and supportive school community” where students and staff are inspired to reach their full potential. He says he wants to increase student engagement through interactive learning experiences, expand school-day and extracurricular programming and challenge students academically. Berndt’s biography also portrays him as an administrator who enjoys interacting directly with students. He says he can be found playing four-square or basketball with students at

Chicago Man Acquitted Of Seven Charges In Kenosha Jury Trial

KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha County jury acquitted Wayne A. Claudio Jr., 27, of Chicago, of seven charges Thursday after a three-day jury trial stemming from allegations that he violently attacked a woman inside her Kenosha apartment. Claudio left court without a single guilty verdict after jurors rejected all five felony charges against him along with two misdemeanors. Claudio was represented by Kenosha defense attorney Robert Keller during the trial before Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason Rossell. Assistant District Attorney Morgan Millar prosecuted the case for the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office. The state called the woman and three Kenosha police officers before resting its case, and Claudio later testified in his own defense. The case dated back to Nov. 16, 2024, when Kenosha police were dispatched shortly after

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Pleasant Prairie Man Charged With Five Felony Cocaine Deliveries After Months-Long KPD Investigation, $35,000 Cash Bail Set

Amir Pickersgill, 47, of Pleasant Prairie(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 47-year-old Pleasant Prairie man accused of selling cocaine to a confidential source during five controlled buys was formally charged Friday with five felony drug-delivery counts and ordered held on $35,000 cash bail. Amir Pickersgill, 47, of Pleasant Prairie(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Kenosha Woman Accused Of Biting, Punching Boyfriend During Domestic Dispute Released On No-Cash Bail

Abigail M. Reed, 24, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, WI — Abigail M. Reed, 24, of Kenosha, was charged Friday with misdemeanor battery-domestic abuse and disorderly conduct-domestic abuse after police say a dispute with her boyfriend turned physical. Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum released Reed on no-cash bail during her initial appearance Friday afternoon. Abigail M. Reed, 24, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Kenosha Man Sentenced In Four Criminal Cases Allegedly Threatens Wife From Courtroom Moments Later: “I Will Get Out Eventually, Just Remember That”

Mario Aceto Jr., 55, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 55-year-old Kenosha man was sentenced Monday morning in four separate criminal cases involving threats, child neglect, bail jumping and domestic abuse, receiving a combined 405 days in the Kenosha County Jail and two separate one-year terms of probation, with the jail sentences ordered consecutively. According to prosecutors, Mario Aceto Jr. then turned toward his wife while still inside the courtroom and allegedly threatened her almost immediately after learning his punishment. Mario Aceto Jr., 55, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

Kenosha County To Host Open House For Restored Historic Ceremonial Courtroom Oct. 4

KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha County will open the doors of its newly restored Ceremonial Courtroom to the public Sunday, Oct. 4, offering residents a chance to see the historic space following a major restoration project completed this summer. The free open house will run from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Kenosha County Courthouse and is being held in conjunction with the Kenosha Community Foundation’s 100th anniversary celebration. At 1:30 p.m., visitors will also be treated to a performance of “Lovers of Liberty,” an original musical composition created specifically to tell the story of the courtroom. “The restored courtroom is a breathtaking space that we’re excited to share with the public,” a County Spokesperson said. “It’s a project that would not have happened without the support of the community, and

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Twin Lakes Man Convicted Of Felony Fourth OWI Gets 5 Days In Jail, 175 Days Work Release

Alex T. Christopherson, 59, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Alex T. Christopherson, 59, of Twin Lakes, was convicted Friday of felony fourth-offense OWI and sentenced by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson to five days in jail followed by 175 days of work release. Christopherson pleaded guilty to the Class H felony, and the parties stipulated that his blood-alcohol concentration was .162. The sentence continues what KCE has repeatedly described as Kenosha County’s soft approach to repeat drunk driving: “It’s OK here in Kenosha County.” Wisconsin law carries a mandatory minimum of 60 days imprisonment for a fourth OWI, but defendants can be granted Huber work-release privileges, allowing them to leave confinement for employment. Wisconsin law also gives sheriffs authority to place jail inmates on

Legally Her Third OWI, But Fourth OWI Conviction: Woman Whose Second OWI Injured Another Driver Gets 200 Days of Work Release From Liberal Judge Jason Rossell

KENOSHA, Wis. — A 49-year-old Kenosha woman whose latest drunken-driving case was originally charged as her fourth OWI was convicted Thursday of OWI third offense and sentenced to 200 days in jail with Huber work-release privileges by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason Rossell, a liberal. Rossell is very soft on crime, especially with repeat OWI drivers. Sarai N. Gilmore pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 24, to OWI third offense. Rossell sentenced her to 200 days in the Kenosha County Jail, gave her credit for three days already served and authorized Huber privileges “for any proper purpose.” Gilmore was taken into custody from court. Although the conviction is legally classified as OWI third offense, the criminal complaint filed against Gilmore last year identified three previous OWI-related convictions before the Sept. 20,

New Charges For Tremper Teacher Who Allegedly Struck School Bus While Drunk, Back In Court Today; 5 Of 7 School Board Members Now Have ‘Egg On Their Faces’

KENOSHA, Wis. — When a teacher is accused of being drunk at school and then striking a school bus filled with children, most parents might expect their school board to fire that teacher. That isn’t what happened in Kenosha. Five liberal members of the Kenosha Unified School District School Board opposed firing Tremper teacher Casey John Cushman, while only two supported his termination, according to sources familiar with the board’s discussions — and now those five have “egg on their faces,” as one KUSD parent put it. Cushman, 42, of Kenosha, was back in court Thursday on an entirely new criminal case, this time charged with violating a harassment restraining order and misdemeanor bail jumping. “Why do the liberal Democrat board members think they need to defend every reject teacher?

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Allegedly Intoxicated Chicago Man Accused Of Two Police Chases, Endangering I-94 Construction Workers Gets $50,000 Cash Bail

Jonathan J. Hammond, 31, of Chicago(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Jonathan J. Hammond, 31, of Chicago, was charged Thursday with two counts of felony fleeing or eluding an officer, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and resisting an officer, all as a repeater. Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum set Hammond’s bail at $50,000 cash during his initial appearance Thursday afternoon. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1 at 9:45 a.m. Jonathan J. Hammond, 31, of Chicago(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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$100,000 Cash Bail Set For Kenosha Man Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography

Gregory Matthew Skripsky, 38, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Gregory Matthew Skripsky, 38, of Kenosha, was charged Thursday with two felony counts of possession of child pornography. Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum set Skripsky’s bail at $100,000 cash during his initial appearance Thursday afternoon. District Attorney Xavier Solis appeared for the state and attorney Francesco Balistrieri appeared with Skripsky. Gregory Matthew Skripsky, 38, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Kenosha Man Accused Of Choking Girlfriend After She Found Him Naked With Another Woman

Bryan K. Riley, 61, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 61-year-old Kenosha man is facing a felony domestic abuse charge after police say he choked his girlfriend during an argument Wednesday after she allegedly found him naked in a bathroom with another woman. Bryan K. Riley, 61, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Kenosha Woman Gets Two Months Jail, Three Months Work Release For Third OWI Crash

Faith S. Taylor, 29, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 29-year-old Kenosha woman was sentenced Wednesday to two months behind bars followed by three months of work release after pleading guilty to her third drunken-driving offense. Faith S. Taylor, 29, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Judge Sets $5,000 Warrant For Felony Strangulation Suspect; ‘Catch & Release Kellum’ Lets Him Out On No-Cash Bail

Shavonte L. Carey, 28, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Racine man accused of strangling a woman until she could not breathe was arrested Wednesday on a $5,000 warrant issued by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson, only to be released Thursday after Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum replaced the cash warrant with no-cash bail. Shavonte L. Carey, 28, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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