Daniel K. Halverson
A 59-year-old La Crosse man has been charged in La Crosse County Circuit Court for assaulting a man who was treated at a local hospital.
Daniel L. Halverson faces felony charges of strangulation/suffocation and substantial battery with intent to cause bodily harm and misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
According to the criminal complaint, a man told police he and Halverson were inside at a George Street residence when Halverson accused the man of stealing his wallet. The man said he denied the accusation multiple times and asked Halverson to stop harassing him.
The man said Halverson grabbed him with both hands around the neck. Halverson pushed him back and forth for 10 seconds and constricted his breathing. The man said Halverson then pushed him against a coat hook, which opened a laceration on the back of his neck which required stitches to close.
The report says the man left the residence, got in his vehicle, drove around the block and struck Halverson’s vehicle with Halverson still inside. The man told man police he wanted to “pin” Halverson inside the vehicle. The report says the man was issued multiple citations for the vehicle crash.
Halverson was released on a $2,500 signature bond by Judge Todd Bjerke.
Jeffery D. Stellick
Jeffery D. Stellick, 36, was charged with possession of methamphetamine and bail jumping. According to the criminal complaint, Onalaska police responded to a retail theft complaint at Target in Onalaska, where Stellick was allegedly found with a gem baggie containing methamphetamine. He is being held in the La Crosse County Jail on a $2,500 cash bond.
Andre C. Lodoen
Andre C. Lodoen, 23, La Crosse, was charged with possession of a narcotic drug and possession of methamphetamine. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to Walmart on Mormon Coulee Road for a theft complaint and detained Lodoen, who was allegedly found with .6 grams of heroin and .2 grams of methamphetamine. He was released on a $1,000 signature bond.
William G. Ives
William G. Ives, 40, La Crosse, was charged with strangulation/suffocation and intimidation of a victim. According to the criminal complaint, Ives put his hands around a woman's neck during an argument while the two were inside a parked car Nov. 10 in La Crosse. The complaint also says Ives took the woman's phone after she told him she was calling police. He was released on a $1,000 signature bond with a no-contact order.
Yano W. Gipson
Yano W. Gipson, 47, Holmen, was charged with strangulation/suffocation. According to the complaint, Gipson put his right hand around a woman's neck during a Nov. 10 altercation in Holmen. He was released on a $1,000 signature bond with a no-contact order.
Richard Wendell Dobyns
A criminal complaint has been filed against Richard Wendell Dobyns for fifth-offense drunk driving. The complaint says he registered a blood-alcohol level of .246 while operating a vehicle Nov. 6 on Interstate 90 in Onalaska.
Kara R. Kiesow
Kara R. Kiesow, 31, La Crosse, was charged with possession of narcotic drugs and bail jumping. According to the criminal complaint, Kiesow was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over July 7 by La Crosse police on Car Street. A search of Kiesow allegedly found a brown substance in a plastic bag later identified as heroin. She has an initial appearance set for Nov. 13.
Bret M. Richert
Bret M. Richert, 35, La Crosse, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of narcotic drugs and bail jumping. According to the criminal complaint, Richert was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by La Crosse police Nov. 9 on Mormon Coulee Road. Police searched Richert and allegedly found .7 grams of heroin, .4 grams of methamphetamine and 1.3 grams of ecstasy.
Xavier W. Kay Valent
Xavier U. Kay Valent, 26, no permanent address, was charged with substantial battery. According to the criminal complaint, Valent broke a man's nose with a single punch during a Nov. 7 altercation at a Johnson Street residence in La Crosse. He was released on a $2,500 signature bond.
Michael David Mitton
Michael David Mitton, 28, Holmen, was charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. According to the complaint, the owner of a GMC Yukon had left the keys in the ignition Nov. 8 and saw Mitton enter the vehicle and drive away from a Caledonia Street address in La Crosse. The vehicle was recovered three hours later parked outside a West Salem residence. Mitton was released on a $2,500 signature bond.
Thomas E. Chadwell
Thomas E. Chadwell, 54, La Crosse, was charged with possession of methamphetamine. According to the criminal complaint, Chadwell was pulled over Oct. 30 in West Salem and found with 1.3 grams of methamphetamine. Judge Gloria Doyle ordered a $1,000 signature bond, but Chadwell remained in the La Crosse County Jail on a state Department of Corrections bond.
Steve Rundio
Tomah Journal editor
Steve Rundio is editor of the Tomah Journal. Contact him at 608-374-7785.
