News 05.09.16
9 May 2016 News
The Fond du Lac Child Support Agency’s main office in the City/County Government Center will be under temporary construction starting today. May 9th through May 20th there will be limited public access for people seeking assistance. During construction people may contact the Child Support Agency by telephone at (920) 929-3057 or via email at childsupport@fdlco.wi.gov. The Child Support Agency website and the Child Support Online Services (CSOS) website will continue to be available throughout this time period. Any person required to attend a court hearing or appointment must still attend. However, please expect delays if you stop at the main office without an appointment or hearing.
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A Milwaukee man facing a felony weapons charge following the execution of a search warrant at a Dodge County residence is bound over for trial. Probable cause was found at a preliminary hearing last week for 56 year old Kirk Lupton. He’s charged with one count of felon in possession of a firearm. On April 27th, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team executed the search warrant at a Town of Lowell residence, recovering 35 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and suspected illegal drugs. A second suspect,34 year old Richard Nutter of Reeseville was arrested on a probation violation. The search warrant and arrests were part of a lengthy joint investigation by the sheriff’s office, and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. An arraignment hearing for Lupton has been scheduled for May 25th.
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The head of Wisconsin’s prisons plans to hand out millions of dollars in raises in hopes of boosting recruiting and retention. Department of Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher announced Thursday that beginning June 26 correctional officers, sergeants and youth counselors will receive 80 cents more an hour. Correctional officers and sergeants at maximum security prisons in Waupun, Green Bay and Portage as well as counselors at the state’s youth prison in Irma will get an additional 50 cents an hour from May 29 through Jan. 7. Employees who won’t receive a raise will be eligible for bonuses. Corrections officials say the raises are expected to cost about $10 million annually, which will be covered with existing funds. The DOC has budgeted $1.1 million for bonuses in fiscal year 2016.
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Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says two police officers who shot and killed a hostage during an incident at a motorcycle shop won’t face criminal charges. Schimel said during a news conference at Neenah City Hall on Friday that prosecutors wouldn’t be able to overcome a self-defense argument in court. According to prosecutors, 46-year-old Brian Flatoff went to Eagle Nation Cycles in Neenah to confront a man about a motorcycle and took hostages. One hostage, Michael Funk, escaped but officers fatally shot him outside the shop. Neenah police say Funk ignored orders to drop the gun he was carrying. Videos appear to show officers gave Funk no warning before opening fire. The state Department of Justice has been investigating the Dec. 5 shooting for months.
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Court documents recently unsealed show that authorities are investigating the 1998 disappearance of a University of Wisconsin, Green Bay student as a murder. The documents also name a potential person of interest in the disappearance of Amber Wilde and a possible motive. Wilde was 19 and pregnant at the time of her disappearance. According to court documents, the father of her child was upset and wanted Wilde to have an abortion, but she refused. The name of the man has not been released because he has not been charged. The documents include a subpoena and affidavit for his cell phone records. The documents also classify the case as a first degree intentional homicide investigation. The case had previously been considered a missing person.
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A second lawsuit is set for trial against a U.S. gun shop after a jury in October found the store negligently sold a gun used to injure two Milwaukee police officers. The new case involves two different injured officers who allege that owners of Badger Guns negligently sold the gun used to wound them in 2007. The trial is set to start May 16. In October, jurors awarded Officer Bryan Norberg and former Officer Graham Kunisch nearly $6 million. The jury found that Badger Guns and its owner violated federal laws and sold the gun used to injure the officers to a straw buyer. The two officers later settled the case for $1 million and avoided what was expected to be a years-long appeal.
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