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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Big Bend Man Pleads Guilty to 5th OWI

Matthew Fett said he was using a motorcycle as a "buffet table" but ultimately was charged for driving it under the influence for a fifth time.

Big Bend man Matthew Fett pleaded guilty on April 12 for 5th offense felony OWI as part of a plea deal in Waukesha County Court. Fett had also been charged with a 5th offense operating after revocation, bail jumping and a 5th offense of operating under prohibited alcohol content (PAC), which had been dismissed under the deal. The latter charge would have tripled Fett's fines and jail time if he were convicted. As things stand, he faces up to 6 years in prison and $10,000 in fines or both. According to the criminal complaint: On May 4, 2012, Waukesha County Sheriff's deputies were called to the McDonald's in Big Bend for a report of a man who had been intoxicated and driving erratically. Employees told police his speech was slurred, and at …

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Woman Charged With 4th OWI After Driving Wrong Way on Moorland Road

A Muskego Police officer pulled the woman over after he had to pull to the shoulder to avoid being hit by her; another vehicle in front of him barely escaped being hit.

A 43-year-old Waterford woman has been charged with her fourth OWI after driving down Moorland Road the wrong way on Dec. 22, according to reports. A Muskego Police officer was driving northbound around 9:30 p.m. when he saw Ann Cacace's vehicle in the wrong lane, near Kohl's Department Store. Reports state she barely avoided hitting the vehicle directly in front of the squad, and the officer had to pull to the shoulder as well.  When questioned, the officer stated there was a strong odor of intoxicants, and Cacace admitted to drinking "two glasses of vodka" before leaving her home. She said she realized she was in the wrong lane and had intended on pulling over at the next stop sign. Police searched her vehicle, and found a bottle of …

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

4th OWI Charge for Man Enroute from the Falls to West Bend, Via Muskego

A Greendale man in apparent need of a GPS is accused of his fourth drunk driving charge and tells a police officer he's upset because he just found out his wife is cheating on him.

  A 45-year-old Greendale man is accused of driving drunk through Muskego while he was on his way to West Bend because he was upset his wife was cheating on him. Jose R. Rodriguez was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of fourth offense operating while intoxicated within a five year period, one count of failing to install an ignition interlock device and one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation of his license. If convicted, he faces up to 4 ½ years in prison and $13,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 1:43 a.m. Sunday, a woman who was with 10 other people in the back of a limousine saw Rodriguez travelling southbound on Racine Avenue when he drove over the roundabout, so she …

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