of Juneau County
The Messenger GIRL SCOUTS EARN BADGE VOL 14, NO. 44
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THE AWARD WINNING OFFICIAL LEGAL NEWSPAPER OF JUNEAU COUNTY THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013
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Trial set for 2007 double homicide BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD
CLEAN UP Pictured above are some of the of the Scouts and leaders that are part of the Wonewoc Troop 119. They took time to clean up the 400 Trail between Union Center and Elroy.
LEARN TO SAVE
The Bank of Mauston was proud to participate in the 17th annual National Teach Children to Save Day. During the weeks of April 22 & 29, volunteers from The Bank of Mauston visited second grade classes in Mauston, Lyndon Station, Necedah, and New Lisbon to read this year’s featured book, ‘The Berenstain Bears’ Dollars and Sense’ by Stan and Jan Berenstain. In addition to reading this book to area students, volunteers from the bank did an activity with each class. The activity taught kids how to count money, make wise financial choices, make a budget, and keep track of their allowance money throughout the week. The Bank of Mauston also gave students an extra incentive to start saving with the organization. At the end of their presentations, bank employees gave each kid a goody bag, including a certificate for a cow bank. Pictured here reading ‘The Berenstain Bears’ Dollars and Sense’ to second graders at Westside Elementary School in Mauston are bank employees (l-r) Karri Olson, Brianna Johnson, and Lori Winkelman.
Last Thursday afternoon Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer scheduled a 15 day trial for the 2007 double homicide case against 30 year old John G. Tetting of Tomah. Tetting is being represented by defense attorney Ruby Cole. On May 17th Cole motioned the court for a speedy trial. Appearing on behalf of the State of Wisconsin was Assistant Juneau County District Attorney Cliff Burdon. Earlier this year Judge Roemer ruled on a motion which allowed Tetting to withdraw earlier pleas of no contest in the drug related shootings which resulted in the gun shot deaths of Joshua Alderman and Tabatha Nealy. After pleading no contest, Tetting had been convicted of two counts of 2nd degree reckless homicide; party to a crime and sentenced to 30 years in state prison. A sentence which now has been vacated by the court. The motion to vacate was filed by Tetting and came after authorities received a 2011 written statement from David Turner, a co-defendant, who claimed after the convictions that Tetting did not have a role in the shootings nor was he present within the car when the shootings occurred. Turner was convicted of the shootings and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Additionally, Tetting asserted in his motion he did not have an adequate legal understanding of what being party to a crime meant. This was an assertion he attempted previously and after he had plead no contest to the charges but prior to being sentenced in 2009. Within days after the pleas were vacated, Juneau
JOHN G. TETTING County District Attorney Michael Solovey released the following statement: "The Juneau County District Attorney's office has received the decision of the Circuit Court allowing Mr. Tetting to withdraw the plea he entered to two counts of reckless homicide occurring on March 11, 2007. It remains confident in the integrity of the charges and the investigation conducted by the Juneau County Sheriff's Office, and is immediately preparing to seek justice in the trial of this very important matter." Tetting is currently being held in the Juneau County Jail on $150,000 cash bond.
Mauston man sentenced to eight years for multiple crimes In Juneau County Court last Thursday, May 23rd, Timothy R. Andrews of Mauston was sentenced by Judge John Roemer to eight years in prison. Four years of the sentence will be initial confinement and four years on extended supervision for burglary and delivery of cocaine charges in a crime that occurred in the fall of 2012. Andrews also received three years and six months in prison (one year and six months initial confinement, two years extended supervision) for both the Throwing or Discharging Bodily Fluids and Threatening the Property of a Judge charges; six years in prison (three
years initial confinement, three years extended supervision) for Bail Jumping; nine months in prison for the Criminal Damage to Property charge, and 90 days for Disorderly Conduct. All of the sentences are to run concurrent to the other sentences. In a press release from Wisconsin's Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen it is stated that most of the crimes occurred after Andrews had been taken into custody on the burglary and cocaine charges. According to court records Andrews made threats during a court hearing on December 7, 2012, as he appeared by video from the Juneau
County Jail for a bond hearing. Presiding over the hearing was Judge Paul Curran. The threats came when Judge Curran placed Andrews on a cash bond despite the dependent's objection who was not represented by legal counsel. Records state that Andrews made verbal assaults using expletives aimed at the prosecutor, assistant Juneau County District Attorney Cliff Burdon. However, when Judge Curran gave Andrews a chance to apologize for the outburst and his behavior he refused. Curran ruled him in contempt of court and imposed a $500 fine and 30 days in jail. Andrews then accused
TIMOTHY ANDREWS Curran of bias and threatened him by saying that he knew where the judge lived. The complaint went on to state that Andrews stated, "You want your windows broken tonight? I will call people from jail. I will call people from here.”