Oct. 4, 2021 4:45p; Updated 10-6 with H & R suspect caught.
From WGTD News:
Authorities in Walworth County have arrested a 33-year-old Elkhorn man for allegedly being the driver of a hit and run vehicle that struck and killed a man Sunday night. 70-year-old Francisco Garcia of the Lake Geneva area was reportedly walking home from an event at the Walworth County Fairgrounds when he was struck on County ‘H’ near the Gateway Technical College campus around 10:30 p.m. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators generated information indicating that the hit and run vehicle was a silver, GMC pickup. The suspect has been identified as Bradley Kirkpatrick. He's expected to appear in court on Thursday. No other information was released.
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An errant Frisbee may have led to moments of panic and directions to students and staff at a Kenosha high school Monday morning to implement an emergency response. The alarm system at Indian Trail went off, advising students and staff to either evacuate or begin barricading doors. Kenosha police arrived and swept the building. The all-clear was given an hour later and classes resumed. A district spokesperson says a Frisbee thrown in a gym class may have accidentally triggered the alarm. A news release praises students and staff for implementing the practices and procedures they’ve been taught to follow in the event of an intruder.
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A Kenosha judge will review the expert witness list for the upcoming Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Rittenhouse is the Illinois teen who shot and killed two demonstrators and wounded a third during the civil unrest that following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse is claiming self-defense. A hearing will be held in Judge Bruce Schroeder’s courtroom Tuesday morning. The prosecution is trying to block a defense witness who is said to specialize in self-defense practices used by law enforcement. In a brief filed beforehand, Prosecutor Tom Binger says the jury should be allowed to make up its own mind on whether the actions taken by Rittenhouse that night were justified.
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Four women from the Chicago area are facing charges following an alleged shoplifting spree at Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets last week. According to a criminal complaint, stolen merchandise from five different stores were found in two vehicles that the women were using. The suspects range in age from 26 to 43. Pleasant Prairie police said each suspect was found to be in possession of tools used to remove security tags from merchandise. According to online court records, all four defendants have since bailed out of jail.
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