KENOSHA, Wis. — Accused wife-killer Marckus Luke Plaza, 34, of Kenosha, was charged Thursday with a felony after investigators allegedly found a homemade shank beneath paperwork associated with his bunk inside the Kenosha County Jail. Prosecutors actually filed essentially the same case Wednesday, but that complaint, drafted by Assistant District Attorney Morgan Millar, was sloppily written and was dismissed almost immediately after Plaza’s attorney challenged probable cause. Prosecutors refiled the case Thursday with additional allegations, and this time Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum refused to dismiss it.

Marckus L.A. Plaza, 34, of Kenosha(Still From WISN Pool Camera) KENOSHA, Wis. — Accused wife-killer Marckus Luke Plaza, 34, of Kenosha, allegedly sought the help of his Kenosha County Jail cellmate to facilitate the killings of three witnesses in his pending homicide case, according to a new criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Despite that explosive allegation, Assistant District Attorney Morgan Millar charged Plaza with only one felony count, possession of an illegal article by an inmate, after deputies allegedly found a homemade shank in his cell. That case was dismissed almost immediately after Plaza’s attorney challenged probable cause in what Kenosha County Eye found to be a sloppily drafted criminal complaint. It remains unclear why prosecutors did not file any more serious charges stemming from the allegation that Plaza wanted three

Jeremy L. Busby, 31, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Jeremy L. Busby, 31, of Kenosha, is facing two new criminal cases after police say he drove while impaired with his 4-year-old daughter in his pickup truck, struck a parked vehicle and left the scene, and then, only hours after being released from jail, became involved in another alleged domestic disturbance. Because Busby has three prior domestic-abuse-related convictions from 2023, prosecutors charged the new domestic incident as a felony under Wisconsin’s domestic abuse repeater law. Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum set $750 cash bail in the felony case Wednesday. Busby was also given no-cash bail in the separate OWI case. Jeremy L. Busby, 31, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest

Antario N. Window, 25, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Antario N. Window, 25, of Kenosha was charged Wednesday with four felonies and two misdemeanors after Kenosha Police say they caught him with marijuana packaged for street-level sales, ecstasy and fentanyl just six days after liberal activist supplemental court commissioner Daniel E. “Catch & Release” Kellum released him on only $1,000 cash bail in another felony drug case. Window, whose complaint does not list a home address, was again brought before Kellum Wednesday. The court record lists a $2,500 cash bond, although the initial-appearance entry says Kellum set $250 cash bail. Antario N. Window Antario N. Window You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

Jason Isom Jr., 19, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 19-year-old Kenosha man is facing three domestic abuse-related misdemeanor charges after police say he assaulted a woman during an argument and threatened to “bust” her teeth the following day when she tried to get help for a severely malnourished dog found tied to a pole in a basement filled with feces and urine. Jason Isom Jr., 19, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

Jamall D. Richardson, 43, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Jamall D. Richardson, 43, a homeless Kenosha man, was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after police say he tried to force his way into a restaurant, reached into a backpack during a confrontation that prompted a restaurant owner to draw a gun, and then allegedly smashed a tequila bottle and wielded the broken glass while threatening the owners. Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum released Richardson on a no-cash bail Wednesday afternoon. Jamall D. Richardson, 43, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

Sven T. Bergstrom, 33, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha man facing nearly 13 years behind bars was granted no-cash bail Tuesday by Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum after allegedly violating another court’s no-contact order within hours of being released on no-cash bail. Sven T. Bergstrom, 33, had originally been held on just $750 cash bail set by Kellum after being charged with felony strangulation and suffocation, battery and disorderly conduct. On September 2, Judge David O. Hughes reduced that cash bail to a no-cash bond over no objection from prosecutors. About seven-and-a-half hours after the 2:51 p.m. bond hearing, prosecutors allege Bergstrom returned to the very residence he had been ordered to stay away from. Less than two weeks later, after Bergstrom was arrested on

Alfonso Flores-Avina, 26, of Waukegan, Illinois(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Alfonso Flores-Avina, 26, of Waukegan, Illinois, was charged Tuesday with felony possession of methamphetamine and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia after Kenosha Police allegedly found methamphetamine, drug-related items and women’s underwear during a traffic stop. Court Commissioner Daniel “Catch & Release” Kellum released Flores-Avina on a no-cash bail Tuesday afternoon. Alfonso Flores-Avina, 26, of Waukegan, Illinois(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.