Recent Kenosha County court stories
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He pleaded guilty Dec. 15, 2025.
The 35-year-old faces two counts of attempted first degree intentional homicide and five counts of first degree recklessly endangering safety, among other charges.
According to online court records, the defense moved for dismissal citing “defective bind-over at the preliminary hearing.”
The man reportedly suffered a laceration to his chest, and a knife that appeared to have blood on it was found in a garbage can.
The 19-year-old was charged alongside a 16-year-old. Both were charged with homicide and attempted homicide.
He faces imprisonment of up to 10 years, a maximum fine of $250,000 and up to three years of supervised release.
She originally was charged with first degree reckless homicide in two separate cases. Both cases were amended, and she faced a count of second-degree reckless homicide in each case.
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Deputies were sent to the 27400 block of County Highway C about 8 p.m. Sept. 22, 2025, after a report of wreck involving an SUV and a motorcycle.
Officers were sent to the 5700 block of 13th Avenue after receiving a report that two men were fighting.
The Kenosha Police Department received a report of a child custody issue about 6:15 p.m., and dispatchers reported hearing sounds consistent with a struggle.
The charges follow similar ones filed last November.
She is scheduled to appear in intake court May 6.
Officers responded to a reported altercation at a Kenosha home, discovering a seriously injured 41-year-old man and the deceased woman, Stephanie Birn. A 42-year-old suspect was detained without incident and is currently held on probation. The investigation is ongoing.
Father faces three counts of neglecting a child where the consequence is death.
A jury has found a 42-year-old man guilty in connection to the death of 52-year-old Andrew Pfannkuche and his dog last year in Kenosha.
Officers were sent to a residence in the 4000 block of 28th Avenue about 4:13 p.m. April 7 after a report that a 4-year-old had been shot in the leg.
A 6-year-old girl was found deceased in her bedroom in 2022, and investigators said they observed no foul play. Four years later, a renewed investigation points to a homicide.
He also was ordered to serve four years of extended supervision.
Witnesses reportedly said that a car failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a motorcycle.
The 31-year-old man faces one count of escape-criminal arrest.
He had been charged in September 2025 with one count of conspiracy to commit first degree intentional homicide, one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and one count of threat to cause bodily harm to certain individuals involved with a court or legal system.
A 19-year-old and a 16-year-old were each charged with homicide and attempted homicide.
School administration and a KPD school resource officer reportedly were made aware that the student might have a gun and initiated a search about 7:30 a.m.
Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric J. Toney is serving as special prosecutor in the case because the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office determined that an actual conflict of interest existed.
The department began investigating a report of sexual assault Feb. 21.
Officers were sent to the residence shortly after 9 a.m. and upon arrival detained a 35-year-old man, according to a news release from TLPD.
Officers were sent to the residence on the 1600 block of Wilmot Avenue shortly after 9 a.m.
After reopening the case in 2021, investigators used advanced DNA technology that wasn't available in 1977 to identify a suspect.
He faces one count of first degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon — which is a Class A felony and punishable upon conviction to imprisonment for life.
UW-Parkside will host the event, called “Power and Perception: Democracy, Enforcement and Trust in U.S. Courts,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, in the Student Center Ballroom in Somers, Wis.
Denise Derdeyn was honored April 30 as the recipient of Kenosha County’s Connie Reyes Award for Excellence in Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, receiving the accolade in a room packed with current and former colleagues.
Officers were dispatched about 5:30 p.m. and reported finding two people on the roadway and bystanders providing aid.
