Hotchkiss
A La Crosse man was charged Wednesday with fifth-offense drunken driving after he was found passed out in his car Tuesday.
Charles R. Hotchkiss, 47, tried to buy alcohol at about 10:47 a.m. Tuesday at a Kwik Trip but was turned down after the employee said he was clearly intoxicated, according to the complaint. The employee reported that Hotchkiss got into a vehicle and drove away, and was able to give police his license plate number.
A town of Campbell officer located the vehicle backed into a parking lot shortly afterward. According to the complaint, Hotchkiss was asleep in the driver’s seat and the car was running. When he was awakened by police, he denied going to Kwik Trip and claimed he was just in the car to smoke a cigarette, according to police.
He said he’d been drinking a lot of vodka that day, and responded, “Yeah, whatever,” when informed that Kwik Trip employees had seen him at the store, according to the complaint.
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Hotchkiss failed several field sobriety tests and a preliminary breath test showed he had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.275%.
Hotchkiss was charged with fifth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, fifth-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration and felony bail jumping in La Crosse County Circuit Court. He was previously convicted of drunken driving in 1994, twice in 1995 and in 2013.
He was released on a signature bond by Judge Ramona Gonzalez and prohibited from consuming alcohol.
Alexander Mitchell
Alexander J. Mitchell, 26, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 27 with operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, misdemeanor retail theft, obstructing an officer and misdemeanor bail jumping, all as a repeat offender. Mitchell took a woman’s truck Nov. 20 from the Valley View Mall parking lot and drove it to the other side of town and abandoned it after stealing items from TJ Maxx, according to the complaint.
Bret Richert
Bret M. Richert, 34, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 26 with possession of methamphetamine and felony bail jumping, both as a repeat offender. Richert had 0.4 grams of meth under the hood of his car Nov. 25 when he was found asleep in the front passenger seat, according to the complaint.
Michelle Winn
Michelle L. Winn, 35, Onalaska, was charged Nov. 26 with possession of narcotic drugs and hit-and-run. Winn struck another vehicle while driving at about 8:15 a.m. Nov. 25 and drove away, according to the complaint. Winn also had heroin in her purse when she was found shortly afterward.
Richard Sweeney II
Richard L. Sweeney II, 54, Onalaska, was charged Nov. 26 with felony bail jumping. Sweeney violated terms of a previous bond by consuming alcohol Nov. 15, according to the complaint.
Brandon Hoffman
Brandon T. Hoffman, 32, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 25 with obstructing an officer causing soft tissue injury, misdemeanor bail jumping, second-offense operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, second-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration and operating a motor vehicle while revoked. Hoffman violated terms of a previous bond prohibiting him from drinking alcohol Nov. 25 when he drank and drove on Rose Street, according to the complaint. Hoffman attempted to flee, which lead to an officer scraping the knuckles of his hand and his knee and smashing a finger nail.
Joshua Tischer
Joshua P. Tischer, 22, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 25 with felony bail jumping and disorderly conduct, both as a repeat offender. Tischer caused a commotion outside an apartment, kicking and screaming at a window, according to the complaint.
Marci Johnson
Marci L. Johnson, 32, Trempealeau, was charged Nov. 25 with fourth-offense operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, felony bail jumping, fourth-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration and possession of drug paraphernalia. Johnson was found asleep in her vehicle, which was running at about 11:40 p.m. Nov. 22, and failed several field sobriety tests, according to the complaint. Johnson had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14%, according to a preliminary breath test, and a pipe with marijuana residue was found in her purse.
Dominique D. Gordon
Dominique D. Gordon, 21, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 25 with felony bail jumping, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor intimidation of a victim. Gordon violated terms of a previous bond by squeezing a woman’s face and threatening her, according to the complaint.
Lazaro Lemagnes
Lazaro J. Lemagnes, 35, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 22 with possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, as a repeat offender. Lemagnes had 27.3 grams of meth Nov. 21 during a traffic stop, according to the complaint.
Bruce Collins
Bruce A. Collins, 60, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 22 with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession with intent to deliver heroin, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia. Collins had three bags of heroin, eight bags of heroin and a bag of marijuana, as well as three pipes, when he was pulled over Nov. 22 for a loud muffler, according to the complaint.
Alexis Powell
Alexis M. Powell, 20, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 21 with felony bail jumping, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass to dwelling. Powell entered a woman’s home without her permission, violating terms of a previous bond, according to the complaint.
Cydney Jelen
Cydney R. Jelen, 26, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 21 with uttering a forgery, theft of movable property and fraudulent use of a credit card. Jelen took $500 from a woman in the spring, used a man’s debit card to spend $2,000 on Amazon over the summer and forged two checks in September, according to the complaint.
Tyler Peterson
Tyler J. Peterson, 28, Readstown, was charged Nov. 20 with felony retail theft, misdemeanor retail theft and three counts of bail jumping. Peterson stole a TV Nov. 15 from Walmart in La Crosse and jeans from Kohl's in Onalaska, violating terms of a previous bond forbidding him from committing new crimes, according to the complaint.
Rory Deer Jr
Rory L. Deer Jr., 39, De Soto, was charged Nov. 20 with possession of methamphetamine, bail jumping and obstructing an officer. Deer had meth in his pocket and lied about his name when he was arrested Nov. 19 on a warrant, according to the complaint.
Kanong Vang
Kanong A Vang, 31, Holmen, was charged Nov. 19 with burglary, theft and criminal damage to property as a party to a crime, as well as criminal trespassing and misdemeanor bail jumping. Vang entered a Holmen home Oct. 12 while the owner was at work and took $650 cash, a saw, a diamond necklace and garage door opener, according to the complaint.
Jamie Kirby
Jamie L. Kirby, 28, West Salem, was charged Nov. 19 with felony bail jumping, possession of narcotic drugs and possession of cocaine. Kirby had heroin and cocaine Nov. 1 when she was the passenger in a car pulled over for an illegal tint, according to the complaint.
Jeremy Breidel
Jeremy J. Breidel, 33, no permanent address, was charged Nov. 18 with felony bail jumping and obstructing an officer. Breidel failed to stop his bike for a police officer who attempted to pull him over for failing to yield at several intersections, violating terms of his previous bond forbidding new crimes, according to the complaint.
Peng Lor
Peng Lor, 22, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 18 with delivery of methamphetamine, felony bail jumping and misdemeanor bail jumping. Lor sold 1.6 grams of meth to a confidential informant July 11, violating terms of his previous bond, according to the complaint.
Shakur Clayton
Shakur A. Clayton, 25, no permanent address, was charged Nov. 18 with felony bail jumping and criminal trespassing. Clayton was found sleeping in the basement of a vacant rental property Nov. 15 without the owner’s permission, according to the complaint.
William Kraus
William J. Kraus, 35, no permanent address, was charged Nov. 15 with felony bail jumping and disorderly conduct. Kraus violated terms of a previous bond by causing a disturbance at the George Street McDonald’s by walking around with no shirt, according to the complaint.
John Irvin
John A. Irvin, 55, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 15 with possession of methamphetamine. Irvin had 1.3 grams of meth in his pocket when he was stopped at about 3:30 a.m. for bicycling without a light, according to the complaint.
Luis A. Jimenez
Luis A. Jimenez, 32, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 15 with felony bail jumping. Jimenez violated terms of a previous bond Nov. 8 by consuming alcohol, according to the complaint.
Neal Jensen Jr
Neal R. Jensen, 55, Arcadia, was charged Nov. 15 with felony bail jumping as a repeat offender after he was accused of violating a no-contact order Nov. 14, according to the complaint.
Patrick G. Berger
Patrick G. Berger, 29, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 15 with fourth-offense operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, fourth-offense operating with a restricted controlled substance in blood, felony bail jumping, possession of narcotic drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and retail theft. Berger was pulled over Nov. 12 in downtown La Crosse for driving erratically and failed several field sobriety tests, according to the complaint. A search of his vehicle revealed heroin and a glass pipe. Berger also stole a car battery Oct. 29 from Walmart, according to the complaint.
Caleb Crocker
Caleb M. Crocker, 22, Holmen, was charged Nov. 14 with strangulation and suffocation, and battery. Crocker pushed a woman and wrapped his hand around her throat, causing her vision to go black, Oct. 27, according to the complaint.
Katie McCune
Katie R. McCune, 41, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 14 with possession of methamphetamine as a repeat offender. McCune had methamphetamine in her purse Nov. 5 when she was arrested and cited for retail theft, according to the complaint.
Nicholas Balint
Nicholas A. Balint, 27, Kellogg, Minn., was charged Nov. 14 with battery to a law enforcement officer, possession of methamphetamine, resisting an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct. Balint lied about his name and punched a La Crosse police officer Wednesday after being approached due to acting strangely, according to the complaint. Balint had methamphetamine and a glass pipe with white residue in his pocket when taken into custody.
Dale Peterson Jr.
Dale B. Peterson Jr., 69, Bangor, was charged Nov. 14 with fourth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Peterson was pulled over Nov. 7 for deviating in his lane and admitted to drinking, according to the complaint.
Lavon Liggins
Lavon D. Liggins, 38, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 13 with second-offense delivery of heroin, felony bail jumping and operating a motor vehicle while revoked. Liggins sold 2.1 grams of heroin to a confidential informant May 31 and was pulled over driving after his license was revoked Nov. 11, which was also a violation of a previous bond, according to the complaint.
Samantha Sordahl
Samantha K. Sordahl, 26, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 13 with felony bail jumping, possession of an illegally obtained prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia. Sordahl violated terms of a previous bond forbidding her to commit new crimes when she had Suboxone without a prescription and used hypodermic needles with what appeared to be methamphetamine residue, according to the complaint.
Tyler Peterson
Tyler J. Peterson, 28, Readstown, Wis., was charged Nov. 12 with felony bail jumping and retail theft. Peterson violated terms of a previous bond Oct. 14 when he took a car stereo from the La Crosse Walmart, according to the complaint.
Tavier Holling
Tavier M. Holling, 27, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 12 with felony bail jumping, disorderly conduct and misdemeanor theft. Holling violated terms of a previous bond Nov. 12 when he took a woman’s cellphone and called her a name, according to the complaint.
Robert Stach
Robert F. Stach, 47, no permanent address, was charged Nov. 11 with possession of methamphetamine and felony bail jumping. Stach was arrested Nov. 11 after he was found on the floor with a substance he identified as meth, according to the complaint.
Eric Mathison
Eric L. Mathison, 42, Tomah, was charged Nov. 11 with battery to a law enforcement officer, felony bail jumping and disorderly conduct. Mathison was arrested Nov. 10 after police arrived at a La Crosse home to find him attempting to kick in the door and threatening the people inside, according to the complaint. He was taken to a local hospital for a health evaluation, where he kicked a wheelchair at an officer.
Laura M. Raymond
Laura M. Raymond, 41, of Woodstock, Ill., was charged Nov. 8 with being a fugitive. Raymond, who is charged with a felony in Illinois, was arrested in La Crosse County, according to the criminal complaint.
Trevor Mitchell
Trevor J. Mitchell, 33, New Albin, Iowa, was charged Nov. 7 with being a fugitive. Mitchell is wanted in Houston County, Minn., on charges of assaulting a peace officer and obstructing the legal process, according to the complaint.
Nemo Yang
Nemo Yang, 22, Holmen, was charged Nov. 6 with felony bail jumping, possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. A backpack with 0.09 grams of meth and several meth pipes were found under Yang’s seat during an Oct. 30 traffic stop, according to the complaint.
Stevon Thompson
Stevon D. Thompson, 30, Milwaukee, was charged Nov. 5 with being a fugitive. Thompson is wanted in Houston County, Minn., for a probation violation, according to the complaint.
Terry Muns
Terry J. Muns, 33, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 5 with possession of an electric weapon, felony bail jumping, possession of narcotic drugs, possession of an illegally obtained prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia, all as a repeat offender. Muns had a black stun gun, 2.7 grams of heroin, two Quetiapine capsules and several hypodermic needles Nov. 4 when police went into his hotel room for a welfare check, according to the complaint.
Leonard Larson
Leonard D. Larson, 33, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 5 with being a fugitive. Larson is wanted in Winona County, Minn., for a probation violation, according to the complaint.
Angelica Pitzer
Anjelica L. Pitzer, 32, Wauzeka, Wis., was charged Nov. 5 with felony bail jumping, possession of methamphetamine, misdemeanor theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. Pitzer had a straw with meth inside and hundreds of syringes when she was arrested Nov. 4 for taking $157.35-worth of items from the La Crosse Walmart, according to the criminal complaint.
Jacob Stanles
Jacob Stanles, 26, Minneapolis, was charged Nov. 4 with being a fugitive. Stanles was wanted in Houston County, Minn., for a probation violation, according to the complaint.
William Johnson-Wright
William A. Johnson-Wright, 23, La Crosse, was charged Nov. 1 with false imprisonment, misdemeanor battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Johnson-Wright refused to allow a woman to leave a bedroom Oct. 24 during an argument, broke a TV, hit a woman with pieces of wood and threatened her, according to the complaint.
The following people have been charged with a felony in La Crosse County.
The following people have been charged with a felony in La Crosse County.
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Jourdan Vian is a reporter and columnist covering crime and courts for the La Crosse Tribune. You can contact her at 608-791-8218 or jvian@lacrossetribune.com.
