Here are the Walworth County's weekly criminal complaints from July 10 – July 24. The cases still need to make their way through the Walworth County Court System. All information is from criminal complaints filed in Walworth County Circuit Court. To follow the cases, go to wcca.wicourts.gov.
People are also reading…
10-plus photos, videos from Walworth County's 2022 National Night Out
Watch now: Deputy Wayne Blanchard talks at National Night Out
National Night Out
A giant flag was held up by two fire truck ladders at the entrance of the 2022 Walworth County National Night Out celebration at the Walworth County fairgrounds.
K-9 demonstrations
One of the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office K-9s bites a “suspect” during a demonstration at Walworth County’s National Night Out.
And bite
A Walworth County Sheriff's Office K-9 demonstrates apprehending a suspect.
K-9 demonstration
A K-9 crew demonstrates apprehending a suspect at National Night Out.
Grateful to be alive
Wayne Blanchard poses with his wife Angela Blanchard at National Night Out on Aug. 2, 2022. A year before, Wayne Blanchard nearly died when he was hit by an impaired driver while working for the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office. It’s been a long recovery, but he is grateful to be alive.
Watch now: K-9 demonstration at National Night Out
Practicing to be safe
Above: Members of Whitewater Fire and EMS demonstrate what it is like to be loaded into an ambulance at the 2022 National Night Out. Below: One of the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office K-9s bites a “suspect” during a demonstration at Walworth County’s National Night Out.
National Night Out
Above: A group climbs up on top of a fire truck during the 2022 Walworth County National Night Out celebration. Below: Brayden Cook, 5, of Elkhorn, holds up a police shield during the 2022 Walworth County National Night Out celebration.
Watch now: K-9 demonstration at Walworth County National Night Out
Climbing aboard
Ellen Schutt, left, who is running for Assembly, smiles on top of a fire truck during the 2022 Walworth County National Night Out.
One big shield
Brayden Cook, 5, of Elkhorn, holds up a police shield during the 2022 Walworth County National Night Out celebration.
Still a little big
Lincoln Cook, 5, of Elkhorn, tries on police equipment at National Night Out, including a helmet, vest and shield.
The mounted search and rescue team
Kids pet one of the horses at National Night Out. The horse was part of the Whitewater Area Mounted Search Team and Rescue.
Watch now: Openening ceremony at Walworth County National Night Out
Watch now: Fire safety talk at Walworth County National Night Out
New York investigators cracked open a 13-year-old cold case as they revealed how they pieced together the clues to arrest the suspect in the investigation into the murders of several women believed to have been carried out by a serial killer in Long Island, New York."We used the power of the grand jury to issue over 300 subpoenas and search warrants looking into this individual's background to bring us to this day," said Raymond Tierney, the Suffolk County District Attorney. "On March 14, 2022, the name Rex Heuermann was first mentioned as a suspect in the Gilgo case."59-year-old Rex Heuermann, a Manhattan architect and father of two, is the man, investigators say, behind the slayings of at least three women.Heuremann lived in a quiet suburb, not far from the beach highway where the bodies of the so-called "Gilgo Four" were found.The victims bodies were wrapped in burlap and were discovered within days of each other. The women were all sex workers.Investigators say Heuermann could be connected to as many as 11 murders dating back to 2010 across two Long Island counties."Rex Heuermann is a demon that walks among us, a predator that has ruined families. And if not for the members of this task force, he would still be on the streets today," said Rodney Harrison, the commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department.Since 2010, the Gilgo Beach case has garnered intense public interest and made national headlines.The unsolved murders were also the subject of the 2020 Netflix special Lost Girls.SEE MORE: Long Island architect charged with murder in Gilgo Beach killingsSo, how were investigators able to break the case open?"A New York State investigator was able to identify him in a database," said Tierney.In March 2022, detectives linked him to a pickup truck that a witness reported seeing when one of the victims went missing back in 2010.After connecting him to the pickup, investigators linked him to other evidence, including burner phones used to arrange meetings with the victims.And they linked taunting calls that a person claiming to be the killer made to one of the victims families."For each of the murders, he got an individual burner phone, and he used that to communicate with the victims. Then, shortly after the deaths of the victims, he then would get rid of the burner phone," said Tierney.The most damning piece of evidence came in March, when detectives tailing Heuermann recovered DNA from pizza crust he discarded in a Manhattan trash can; his DNA matched samples found on the remains.Heuermann was arrested late Thursday near his midtown Manhattan office.Heuermann pleaded not guilty in court on Friday.His attorney says Heuermann was in tears upon meeting him and told the attorney he "didn't do it.""This is the beginning of the case. Everybody is presumed innocent in our country. There is a presumption of innocence, and we're looking forward to fighting this case in a court of law," said Defense Attorney Michael Brown.While authorities say he could be connected to nearly a dozen murders, he is considered the prime suspect in the death of a fourth woman, whose body was bound and hidden along a remote beach highway. The fourth member of the "Gilgo Four."
