The Minnesota man accused in the fatal shooting of a La Crosse bouncer will remain in the La Crosse County Jail on a $1 million cash bond.
Timothy Neal Young
Timothy N. Young, 31, Spring Grove, Minn., was charged with first-degree intentional homicide Monday in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
Young was arrested Saturday after police say he shot Anthony G. Fimple, 19, in the head, while Fimple was working as a bouncer at the La Crosse Bierhaus, formerly known as the Twisted Moose. Fimple died at 8:40 p.m. Saturday as a result of his injury.
Fimple
Prosecutor Emily Ruud asked for the high cash bond, noting that Young faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted and the state’s case against him is very strong.
“There are several eye witnesses who identify Mr. Young as the shooter in this case, as well as surveillance video of the crime in which the defendant can clearly be identified,” Ruud said.
According to the criminal complaint, a bartender recognized Young when he returned to the bar at just after midnight Saturday. Young had been at the bar at around 9:37 p.m. Friday, then left. The bartender gave police a copy of Young’s credit card receipt.
The bartender told police Fimple refused to allow Young back in the bar at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, then Young left and returned 10 minutes later and the bartender heard the shot, according to the complaint.
Surveillance video shows Young pull up in a black Dodge sedan, get out of the car, leaving the driver’s door open, remove a pistol from the trunk, then fire one shot at Fimple, according to the complaint. He then exited the bar, got into his vehicle and drove south on Third Street.
The manager of the bar recognized Young from the video, saying he was “weird” and had been to the bar several times in the past several weeks causing trouble. At one point, Young was kicked out of the bar for spitting on someone and claiming to have COVID-19, according to the complaint.
Young was arrested at about 1 a.m. by an Onalaska police officer. According to the report, he made several statements in the vehicle, including, “I don’t care, was worth it.”
La Crosse Police Department Lt. Avrie Schott confirmed Monday that Young had been involved in several incidents in the past few weeks; however, he had not been charged and was not out on bond.
“We’re reviewing all the facts and conferring with the (La Crosse County District Attorney) on all those incidents as well,” Schott said.
Public defender Thomas Rhodes Monday asked for a lower cash bond, noting that Young was indigent and had no missed court appearances nor a long criminal record.
However, Judge Ramona Gonzalez determined the circumstances made Young a risk to not appear and ordered a $1 million cash bond. Young is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing at 11 a.m. July 14.
Anthony Fimple of La Crosse was headed to the Navy next month to follow his father, Gus, into the service.
Vincent Ott
Vincent Ott, 31, of La Crosse was charged June 30 with possession of narcotic drugs and felony bail jumping for new crimes, both as a repeater. Ott was found with 1.9 grams of heroin and used needles in his vehicle June 29.
Steven Coey
Steven Coey, 47, of La Crosse was charged June 30 with felony bail jumping. Police found Coey June 4 in the presence of an individual with whom he had a no contact order.
John Ybarra
John Ybarra, 51, La Crosse, was charged June 29 with felony bail jumping, carrying a concealed knife and disorderly conduct. Ybarra walked up to a family and called an 11-year-old a racial slur June 19 and had a knife in his pocket, violating terms of his bond, according to the complaint.
Austen Schalow
Austen L. Schalow, 26, La Crosse, was charged with false imprisonment, battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Schalow broke a woman’s phone May 13, broke her computer May 14, gave her a black eye, then tried to prevent her from leaving his residence, according to the complaint.
Melissa Schmalenberg
Melissa M. Schmalenberg, 23, La Crosse, was charged June 25 with being a fugitive. Schmalenberg was wanted in Winona County, Minn., for violating her probation, according to the complaint.
Tavier Holling
Tavier M. Holling, 28, La Crosse, was charged June 25 with battery to a law enforcement officer, discharge bodily fluid at a public safety worker, felony bail jumping, battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Holling hit a man in the head June 24, broke the man’s headphones, swore at random passersby, then kicked a police officer who was arresting him, according to the complaint. He then spit at a jailer in the La Crosse County Jail.
Corey Johnson
Corey C. Johnson, 41, La Crosse, was charged with substantial battery, two counts of disorderly conduct, two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping, strangulation and suffocation, and battery, all as a repeat offender. Johnson hit a woman May 25, knocking her to the ground where she hit her head on the concrete and breaking her nose, according to the complaint. He hit the same woman June 23, then strangled her, according to the complaint.
Zane Rafael
Zane C. Rafael, 22, Houston, was charged June 24 with driving a vehicle without consent, theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. Rafael was spotted June 8 changing the tire of a stolen Chrysler Pacifica using a stolen tire jack and identified as the man seen on camera driving the van out of a downtown La Crosse parking ramp without the permission of the owners, according to the complaint. He also had a glass marijuana pipe when arrested.
Andrew J. Roach
Andrew J. Roach, 34, Galesville, was charged June 24 with possession of narcotic drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Roach had heroin and two empty syringes June 6 when he was arrested at someone else’s residence, according to the complaint.
Tyrone K. Schara
Tyrone K. Schara, 39, La Crosse, was charged June 24 with felony bail jumping and retail theft. Schara violated bond conditions prohibiting him from committing new crimes April 28 when he stole dog treats from Walgreens, according to the complaint.
Volante C. Feist
Volante C. Feist, 30, La Crosse, was charged June 24 with driving a vehicle without consent, criminal damage to property and felony bail jumping. Feist violated his bond March 1 when he stole a moped and crashed it, according to the complaint.
Chad A. Kowalke
Chad A. Kowalke, 45, La Crosse, was charged June 23 with felony bail jumping and disorderly conduct. Kowalke walked into traffic on West George Street June 18, leaving his house in violation of his felony bond, according to the complaint.
Jeffrey Brandt
Jeffrey D. Brandt, 49, La Crosse, was charged June 23 with possession with intent to deliver amphetamines, possession of narcotic drugs, possession of cocaine, possession of an illegally obtained prescription, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia, all as a party to a crime and a repeat offender. He was also charged with felony bail jumping as a repeat offender. Police found three suboxone strips, marijuana, a THC gummy, 17.9 grams of meth, .5 grams of cocaine and three drug pipes in a safe in a vehicle Brandt was driving June 19, according to the complaint.
Abigail Huntington
Abigail J. Huntington, 26, Onalaska, was charged June 23 with possession with intent to deliver amphetamines, possession of narcotic drugs, possession of cocaine, possession of an illegally obtained prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia, all as a party to a crime and repeat offender. Police found three suboxone strips, marijuana, a THC gummy, 17.9 grams of meth, .5 grams of cocaine and three drug pipes in a safe in a vehicle Huntington was in June 19, according to the complaint. Huntington had the key to the safe in her purse.
Lavon Liggins
Lavon D. Liggins, 39, La Crosse, was charged June 23 with felony bail jumping and operating while revoked. Liggins violated his felony bond May 12 when he drove without a license, according to the complaint.
Wayne Holmes
Wayne B. Holmes, 56, West Salem, was charged June 22 with fourth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and fourth-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration. Holmes ran a stop light May 1 while driving drunk, according to the criminal complaint and had a blood alcohol concentration of .164%.
Tyra Nehring
Tyra M. Nehring, 40, was charged June 22 with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing injury, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration causing injury, third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, third-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, operating while revoked and failure to install an ignition interlock device. Nehring struck another vehicle with her car June 13 while driving drunk, according to the complaint, injuring another driver.
James Curtis
James J. Curtis, 62, was charged June 22 with fifth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, fifth-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol content, operating while revoked and failure to install an ignition interlock device. Curtis was involved in a two-vehicle collision May 18 while drunk, according to the complaint, and had a blood alcohol concentration of .193%.
Nathan Kleckler
Nathan Kleckler, 33, was charged June 22 with discharging bodily fluid at a public safety worker, misdemeanor bail jumping and disorderly conduct. Kleckler spit in the face of a law enforcement officer May 22 while being arrested for throwing items off of scaffolding at a construction site, according to the complaint.
Kong Yang
Kong Yang, 22, La Crosse, was charged June 19 with operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Yang was found driving a woman’s car June 18 without her permission after police located it using OnStar, according to the complaint.
David Kolpitcke
David J. Kolpitcke, 34, was charged June 19 with being a fugitive. Kolpitcke was wanted in Nebraska for failing to appear at a sentencing hearing, according to the complaint.
Benjamin Wiese
Benjamin M. Wiese, 31, La Crosse, was charged June 18 with felony bail jumping, two counts of retail theft, two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping and resisting an officer. Wiese took clothes and a phone June 13 and 15 from Walmart, violating terms of his bond forbidding new crimes, and ran from police June 17, according to the complaint.
Steven Coey
Steven R. Coey, 47, La Crosse, was charged June 18 with felony bail jumping. Coey had contact with a co-defendant in another case in violation of his bond, according to the complaint.
Kelly Knudtson
Kelly R. Knudtson, 31, West Salem, was charged June 18 with felony bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia. Knudtson had contact with a co-defendant in another case in violation of her bond and had a glass pipe with drug residue, according to the complaint.
Tonya Novak
Tonya N. Novak, 28, Rochester, Minn., was charged June 17 with felony bail jumping, and possession of methamphetamine, THC and drug paraphernalia, all as a party to a crime. Novak was pulled over June 11 in the town of Campbell and police found 2.2 grams of meth, 1 gram of marijuana and a glass pipe in the vehicle, according to the complaint.
Adam Charles
Adam J. Charles, 50, Saumico, Wis., was charged June 17 with felony bail jumping, possession of methamphetamine and operating a motor vehicle while revoked. Charles had meth April 3 when he was pulled over for violating bond conditions that prohibited him from driving, according to the complaint.
Nathen Herzer
Nathen P. Herzer, 22, La Crosse, was charged June 17 with burglary, two counts of felony bail jumping, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of THC and misdemeanor bail jumping. Herzer was caught June 13 in a stranger’s garage on surveillance video and seen stashing a bolt cutter from the garage in his backpack, according to the complaint. The homeowner confronted him and called police, who found 7.5 grams of meth, .4 grams of marijuana and a glass pipe in his backpack.
Demetrius Partee
Demetrius S. Partee, 38, La Crosse, was charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, in connection with several shot complaints the weekend of October 6, 2019. According to the criminal complaint, neighbors witnessed someone matching Partee's description holding a black handgun, having an argument with a woman outside, and then hearing two gunshots. The gun was recovered and matched shell casings involved in several other shot complaints in the area.
Kevin Harkness
Kevin G. Harkness, 48, La Crosse, was charged with his sixth OWI after he crashed his motorcycle into a fence on Monitor Street. He suffered a broken nose and neck injury. Harkness has five other counts of driving while under the influence, all in South Dakota, according to the criminal complaint. Harkness was released on a $2,000 signature bond, on the condition he consume no alcohol.
Kabian Coleman
Kabian B. Coleman, 33, La Crosse, was charged June 15 with false imprisonment, misdemeanor intimidation of a victim, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct. Coleman refused to let a woman leave his home June 14, threatened her and fought against police after officers arrived to check on her welfare, according to the complaint.
Kymberly C. Cole
Kymberly C. Cole, 56, La Crosse, was charged June 15 with possession of methamphetamine and felony bail jumping. Cole dropped a .5 gram bag of meth June 1 at a La Crosse Kwik Trip and violated her bond by committing new crimes, according to the complaint.
Joshua Kletzke
Joshua A. Kletzke, 37, no permanent address, was charged June 15 with being a fugitive. Kletzke was wanted in Houston County for fleeing police, according to the complaint.
Derrick Menara
Derrick L. Menara, 42, no permanent address, was charged June 15 with being a fugitive. Menara was wanted in Houston County on charges of forgery, according to the complaint.
Chad Kowalke
Chad A. Kowalke, 45, La Crosse, was charged June 15 with burglary and misdemeanor bail jumping. Kowalke violated his bond June 14 when he broke into Onalaska Orthodontics, according to the complaint.
Jacob Olsen
Jacob J. Olsen, 27, La Crosse, was charged June 12 with fourth-offense operating while intoxicated, fourth-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, operating while revoked and failure to install an ignition interlock device. Olsen drank a 750-mL bottle of Fireball whiskey in 15 minutes before driving June 11, according to the complaint, and a preliminary breath test showed a blood alcohol concentration of .13%.
Damien S. Reinsvold
Damien S. Reinsvold, 38, La Crosse, was charged June 12 with operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. Reinsvold was seen on video April 20 driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen, according to the criminal complaint.
Cornal Wright
Cornal Wright, 58, La Crosse, was charged June 12 with fourth-offense operating while intoxicated and fourth-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration. Wright was intoxicated early June 11, when he was pulled over for driving the wrong way down a one-way street, according to the complaint, and a preliminary breath test showed a blood alcohol concentration of .29%.
Conner Hanson
Conner M. Hanson, 30, Black River Falls, was charged June 11 with possession of narcotic drugs, resisting or obstructing an officer, misdemeanor bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia, all as a repeat offender. Hanson had .95 grams of heroin and a needle June 6 during a traffic stop, and also lied to police about his name, according to the complaint.
Robin Henderson
Robin L. Henderson, 35, Onalaska, was charged June 11 with child abuse, intentionally causing bodily harm. Henderson got into a fight with a 16-year-old, punching her several times June 10 after she came home late, according to the complaint.
Alexis Pickett
Alexis K. Pickett, 22, was charged June 10 with possession of narcotic drugs, battery, theft and two counts of disorderly conduct, all as a repeat offender. Pickett had .4 grams of fentanyl June 2 when she was arrested after attacking her roommate and stealing some of her items, according to the complaint.
Zara McIntosh
Zara McIntosh, 17, of La Crosse was charged June 9 with second degree recklessly endangering safety. McIntosh was one of several passengers, including juvenilles, in a Family and Children's Center van traveling on I-90 June 6. Following an argument with the other passengers, McIntosh reached across to grab the steering wheel and jerked it while the driver attempted to regain control, according to the complaint.
Rory Deer
Rory Deer, 39, of De Soto, was charged June 9 with felony bail jumping for new crimes, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. Deer fled after police responded to a June 7 altercation at Motel 6. After being taken to the hospital for examination Deer attempted to escape from his hospital bed, according to the complaint.
Dean Mickelson
Dean J. Mickelson, 24, La Crosse, was charged June 8 with possession of methamphetamine as a repeat offender. Mickelson had 8.1 grams of meth June 1 when he was questioned by police, according to the complaint.
Derrick Menara
Derrick L. Menara, 42, no permanent address, was charged June 8 with second-offense possession of narcotic drugs, second-offense possession of methamphetamine, felony bail jumping, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing an officer, all as a repeat offender. Menara lied to police about his name and had 1 gram of cocaine, 1 gram of meth and .5 grams of heroin June 6 when he was pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt, according to the complaint.
Rory Deer
Rory L. Deer Jr., 39, De Soto, Wis., was charged June 8 with felony bail jumping, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. Deer got into a fight June 7 at the Motel 6 in La Crosse, then ran from police, according to the complaint.
Zara McIntosh
Zara McIntosh, 17, La Crosse, was charged June 8 with second-degree recklessly endangering safety. McIntosh jerked the steering wheel of a vehicle someone else was driving June 6 on Interstate-90, according to the complaint.
Ray Welcome
Ray M. Welcome, 56, La Crosse, was charged with four counts of felony bail jumping, two counts of battery and two counts of disorderly conduct, all with a domestic-violence modifier. Welcome violated terms of his bond on three separate occasions in April and May when he had contact with a woman, and also hit her and threatened her, according to the complaint.
Alexis Groth
Alexis S. Groth, 20, La Crosse, was charged June 4 with strangulation and suffocation, intimidating a victim using force, battery, disorderly conduct and misdemeanor bail jumping. Groth srangled a woman with two hands, kicked her in the head, punched her in the face, then took her phone to prevent her from calling police, according to the complaint.
London Watson
London A. Watson, 30, La Crosse, was charged June 4 with possession with intent to deliver THC and possession of drug paraphernalia. Watson had 21.8 grams of marijuana May 10 when he was pulled over for driving 80 mph in a 35 mph zone at about 5 p.m., according to the complaint.
Morgan Krambeer
Morgan L. Krambeer, 23, Mindoro, was charged with felony bail jumping. Krambeer was arrested for violating a no-contact with her boyfriend set in a previous bond after police responded to a domestic dispute between the two.
Nathan Herzer
Nathan P. Herzer, 22, La Crosse was charged with possession of methamphetamine and felony bail-jumping. Herzer was arrested for violating a no-contact with a woman set in a previous bail, and for possessing at least 1.4 grams of methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia.
Robert Sanders
Robert P. Sanders, 50, La Crosse, was charged June 1 with strangulation and suffocation and criminal damage to property, both as a repeat offender. Sanders kicked in the door to a woman’s residence May 30 and used one hand to squeeze her neck, according to the complaint.
Tanner Olson
Tanner M. Olson, 26, La Crosse, was charged June 1 with being a fugitive. Olson was wanted in Houston County, Minn., for a probation violation, according to the complaint.
Michael Nelson
Michael R. Nelson, 49, La Crosse, was charged June 1 with operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, felony bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia, all as a repeat offender, as well as operating while revoked. In a separate case, he was charged with being a fugitive. Nelson was found driving a stolen vehicle May 31 and had baggies with drug residue on them in violation of his bond, according to the complaint. He is also wanted in Houston County for a charge of forging a check, according to the complaint.
Dean Mickelson
Dean J. Mickelson, 24, La Crosse, was charged June 1 with being a fugitive. Mickelson was wanted in Houston County, Minn., for a probation violation, 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.
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.
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.
The following people have been charged with a felony in La Crosse County.
The building at 333 Vine St. is a criminal justice hub. The La Crosse County Courthouse and Law Enforcement Center, which opened in 1997 with …
“There are several eye witnesses who identify Mr. Young as the shooter in this case, as well as surveillance video of the crime in which the defendant can clearly be identified.” Prosecutor Emily Ruud
Jourdan Vian can be reached at jvian@lacrossetribune.com or follow her on Twitter at @Jourdan_LCT.
“There are several eye witnesses who identify Mr. Young as the shooter in this case, as well as surveillance video of the crime in which the defendant can clearly be identified.”
Prosecutor Emily Ruud
Jourdan Vian
Reporter
Jourdan Vian is a reporter and columnist covering crime and courts for the La Crosse Tribune. She can be reached at 608-791-8218.
