Walker appoints Van Akkeren to Ethics Commission

January 27, 2017 10:30 am Leave a comment

Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a reserve judge to the state's Ethics Commission.

Tagged with: Ethics Commission Robert Kinney Timothy Van Akkeren

Walker seeking applicants for vacancies on Sheboygan County bench

March 4, 2016 12:50 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants for appointments to two vacant spots on the Sheboygan County Circuit Court bench.

Tagged with: James Bolgert Sheboygan County Circuit Court Timothy Van Akkeren

Judge denies boy’s re-sentencing appeals

November 14, 2014 9:50 am Leave a comment

A Sheboygan judge has denied appeals to re-sentence a teenage boy serving a life sentence for killing his great-grandmother two years ago.

Tagged with: Antonio Barbeau Barbara Olson Nathan Paape Timothy Van Akkeren

BENCH BLOG: State justices divide on determining consent

August 8, 2014 9:31 am Leave a comment

Judge Jean DiMotto retired in 2013 after
16 years on the Milwaukee County Circuit bench and now serves as a reserve judge. She also serves of counsel with Nistler &
Condon SC.

What can an ordinary passenger do to stop police from searching the passenger’s property when it’s in a vehicle being searched with the driver’s consent?

Tagged with: Annette Ziegler Bench Blog Consent David Prosser Jean DiMotto Michael Gableman Patience Roggensack Patrick Crooks Shirley Abrahamson Timothy Van Akkeren

Former Kohler employee gets 90 days in theft case

January 19, 2014 9:02 am Leave a comment

A former Kohler Co. employee charged with using company credit cards to start an escort service has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.

Tagged with: Joe DeCecco theft Timothy Van Akkeren

Second teen sentenced for killing elderly woman

August 13, 2013 11:39 am Leave a comment

Nathan Paape, 14, appears during the sentencing hearing Tuesday Aug. 13, 2013 in Sheboygan, Wisc., County Circuit Court Branch 2. Paape was given a life term for his involvement in the murder of Barbara Olson and is eligible for parole in 2043. Prosecutors say Paape and 14-year-old Antonio Barbeau broke into Barbara Olson's home in Sheboygan Falls last year to rob her and then killed her with a hammer and a hatchet. The 78-year-old victim is Barbeau's great-grandmother. (AP Photo/The Sheboygan Press, Gary C. Klein)

A 14-year-old boy will have his first chance at parole when he's 45 for his part in the killing of an elderly Sheboygan Falls woman.

Tagged with: Antonio Barbeau homicide Joe DeCecco Nathan Paape Timothy Van Akkeren

Teen gets chance at parole in great-grandmother murder (UPDATE)

August 12, 2013 8:47 pm Leave a comment

Defense Attorney George Limbeck, left, consoles Antonio Barbeau, 14, as he cries following a life sentence handed down in Sheboygan County Circuit Court Branch 2 Monday August 12, 2013 in Sheboygan, Wisc. Barbeau had pleaded no contest to first-degree intentional homicide in the September 2012 death of Barbara Olson. (AP Photo/Sheboygan Press Media, Gary C. Klein)

A 14-year-old boy was sentenced Monday to life in prison with a chance at parole at age 50 in the hatchet killing of his great-grandmother in Sheboygan Falls.

Tagged with: Antonio Barbeau Barbara Olson homicide Nathan Paape Timothy Van Akkeren

Boy fit for trial in great-grandmother death

November 4, 2012 10:00 am Leave a comment

A judge has ruled a 13-year-old Sheboygan boy is competent to stand trial in the killing of his great-grandmother in September.

Tagged with: Barbara Olson Timothy Van Akkeren

Court upholds conviction in judge threats

October 10, 2012 12:59 pm Leave a comment

A state appeals court says a prisoner who threatened to kill two Sheboygan County judges was properly convicted.

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Sheboygan teens bound over for trial in killing

October 3, 2012 10:55 am Leave a comment

Two 13-year-old Sheboygan boys will stand trial for allegedly killing and robbing one boy's great grandmother, a judge decided Tuesday.