Madison police reported four arrests in unrelated cases, three on Tuesday and one Wednesday, as a wanted child sex offender, a wanted vehicle theft suspect, an armed felon and a man who caused a disturbance were all taken into custody.
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The latest arrest was on the 900 block of N. High Point Road shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Madison police spokesperson Tyler Grigg said. Madison police's Special Victims Unit took into custody 20-year-old Lucas L. Henson, of Madison, for distribution of child pornography.
Henson
The Special Victims Unit, along with Madison police's SWAT and West District Community Policing Team, executed a search warrant on Henson's N. High Point Road home. He was taken to the Dane County Jail on tentative charges of felony bail jumping and six counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
At 3:23 p.m. Tuesday, a detective spotted Kory L. Washington, 17, walking along East Washington Avenue with another young man, and patrol officers converged on the area to assist in contacting the duo, Grigg said.
JaQuann L. Williams, 18, complied with officers and was taken into custody at the scene in possession of a loaded handgun. He was later booked into the jail on tentative charges of felony bail jumping and felony possession of a firearm.
Washington
Williams
Washington was taken into custody after a foot pursuit and jailed on new tentative charges of resisting officers, along with prior charges of ID theft, operating motor vehicle without owner consent, and second-degree recklessly endangering safety, Grigg said.
Earlier Tuesday afternoon, Madison police responded to a disturbance with mention of a gun in a parking lot on Waunona Woods Court at around 1 p.m. As officers were investigating, Grigg said a gray Toyota Highlander sped away from the area.
The Highlander was then spotted by officers from Madison police's Central District Community Policing Team on Fish Hatchery Road before being left on High Ridge Trail. A man tried to get into the parked SUV but ran after seeing officers approaching.
Hayes
Jaylen E. Hayes, 20, surrendered to police on the 2300 block of Traceway Drive after officers pursued him for nearly a mile through heavy snow, creeks and the nearby golf course, Grigg said. Hayes was taken to the jail on tentative charges of resisting arrest and felony bail jumping. He had over $6,000 in cash on him at the time he was taken into custody.
Patrol and neighborhood officers, K-9 units and Fitchburg police officers assisted in the investigation into the disturbance and Hayes' arrest.
Columbus woman charged in murder-for-hire plot tops recent notable crime-related news
Columbus woman charged in murder-for-hire plot tops recent notable crime-related news
Columbus woman charged in murder-for-hire plot
A Columbus woman was charged Monday in federal court with trying to hire someone over the internet to kill a man.
Kelly R. Harper, 37, was arrested Friday after federal and local investigators were tipped off by the intended victim and journalists who reportedly uncovered the plot. Harper faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of using the internet to hire someone to commit murder, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Columbus woman charged in murder-for-hire plot to remain in custody
A Columbus woman charged Monday with attempting to buy a man’s murder through the internet’s “dark web” will remain in custody for now, after a brief hearing in federal court Tuesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Chad Elgersma told U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker that prosecutors intend to take the case against Kelly R. Harper, 37, to a grand jury on Wednesday to seek a formal indictment. Harper was charged in a criminal complaint Monday with using the internet to hire someone to commit murder.
Not guilty plea entered for boy accused of shooting infant, will seek waiver to juvenile court
A 16-year-old Albany boy accused of shooting to death his newborn daughter last month pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing in the matter on Friday.
Logan T. Kruckenberg-Anderson now intends to seek to send his case from adult criminal court, where it was originally filed in Green County, into juvenile court under a procedure set in state law.
Far East Side homeowner wakes up to see burglar wearing headlamp, Madison police say
A Far East Side homeowner woke up early Monday morning and saw a burglar standing outside his bedroom door wearing a headlamp, Madison police reported.
When the homeowner in the 5300 block Park Meadow Drive woke up about 3:35 a.m. and saw the burglar, that person quickly fled back out through the garage door, police spokesman Tyler Grigg said in a report.
Man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound after shots reported on East Side, Madison police say
A man showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound Monday night after shots were reported on the East Side, Madison police reported.
Officers were dispatched at 8:52 p.m. on the report of shots in the 3000 block of Webb Avenue, Sgt. Kurt Wege said in a report.
Barneveld man arrested for battery, strangulation, suffocation in domestic case, Iowa County authorities say
A Barneveld man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for battery, strangulation and suffocation in a domestic case, Iowa County authorities reported.
Iowa County deputies and Barneveld police officers arrested Joseph C. Jordee Jr., 31, after making contact with him on Ruste Road in Barneveld about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said in a report.
Stolen car raced at 100 mph before crashing into 67-year-old man's car on East Side
A 67-year-old man's car was hit by a stolen car on the East Side Thursday morning after the stolen car was racing at around 100 mph, Madison police said.
The 67-year-old man was driving on E. Washington Avenue near N. Fourth Street when he was hit by the stolen white Kia Forte at around 6:10 a.m., Madison police spokesperson Tyler Grigg said.
Judge says astronomer's case against American Girl doll can proceed, dismisses some claims
A Chicago astronomer’s claim that Middleton-based dollmaker American Girl appropriated the astronomer’s likeness will go forward, a federal judge ruled Thursday, though he dismissed some of the claims made in the lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge James Peterson said he would allow Lucianne Walkowicz, an astronomer and science presenter based at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, to pursue a false endorsement claim against American Girl related to its 2018 Girl of the Year doll called Luciana Vega.
Sparta woman dies when thrown from SUV, hit by car on I-90 near Tomah, State Patrol says
A Sparta woman was killed when she was thrown from her SUV during a crash on Interstate 90 near Tomah Friday morning and then hit by a car, the State Patrol reported.
The 35-year-old woman, who was not named pending notification of family, was driving alone east on I-90 in a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe shortly before 5:45 a.m. when she lost control, most likely due to road conditions, Sgt. Gary Helgerson said in a report.
Man's car stolen with young child still inside while picking up food on East Side
A man’s car was stolen with his child still inside of it while it was left running on the East Side Friday evening, Madison police said.
The man was inside of a restaurant picking up food on the 1900 block of Winnebago Street about 6:05 p.m., and his car was left unlocked and running with his young child inside, Sgt. Gregory Sosoka said. The car was gone by the time he got back.
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Shanzeh Ahmad is a general assignment reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal. She joined the paper in 2019 after getting a master's degree in journalism and public affairs from American University in Washington, D.C.
