Wis. Man Upset Over Beer Shoots Goat

(AP) A man who was upset with his wife for not buying beer took vengeance by shooting one of the family’s two pet goats, prosecutors say.

Peter W. Mischler, 48, was charged this week in Circuit Court with mistreatment of animals, possession of a firearm while intoxicated and disorderly conduct with a dangerous weapon.

The complaint said Mischler came home Saturday from hunting and became angry with his 22-year-old daughter for letting the goats out and making a mess. While she was talking on the phone to her mother, authorities said, he told her to tell his wife to bring home some beer, but his wife refused.

He then threatened to shoot the goats, according to the complaint.

After his wife arrived home, she and the daughter heard four gunshots and went outside and found one of the two goats with its entrails hanging out, authorities said. They said that goat had to be killed later by a sheriff’s deputy.

Mischler posted a $1,000 cash bond set by Circuit Judge Raymond Huber and was released.

A hearing was scheduled for Dec. 4.

Sheriff Indicted In Inmate-Rent Scheme  

(AP) A southern Georgia sheriff faces federal charges accusing him of billing inmates for room and board and interfering with an FBI investigation of local judges.

An indictment unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court accuses Clinch County Sheriff Winston Peterson of perjury, obstruction of justice, using forced labor and extorting former jail inmates.

Peterson, 62, pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday and was released on $10,000 bond.

Investigators say the sheriff charged jail inmates $18 per day for room and board. County officials agreed in April 2006 to return $27,000 to hundreds of inmates who paid the fees between 2000 and 2004. Peterson also used an inmate to do work at a business run by his wife, investigators say.

The sheriff is charged with obstructing justice by alerting an unindicted co-conspirator about the identity of an FBI informant he believed was part of a criminal investigation into courthouse activities. He is also accused of lying during a grand jury investigation of a Superior Court judge.

Neither Peterson nor his attorney could be reached for comment Thursday night. An after-hours call to his attorney’s home went unanswered, and the sheriff could not be reached through the dispatcher.

Peterson is the latest Clinch County official to be caught up in investigations into the rural county’s practices.

Superior Court Judge Brooks E. Blitch III and Chief State Court Judge Berrien Sutton face allegations by the Judicial Qualifications Commission, a state agency that investigates Georgia judges and has power to recommend removing them from office. They have not been charged with any crimes.

Blitch, 72, is accused of ordering illegal payments to county employees, ordering the early release of imprisoned felons and presiding over a case involving his son.

Blitch’s attorneys have said an investigation will prove he is innocent.

Sutton is accused of appointing non-lawyers to hear criminal cases, pressing a magistrate judge to help one of his business associates and signing an illegal order to collect court fees that were later distributed to county officials.

Thomas Whithers, an attorney for Sutton, said Wednesday the judge looks forward to his day in court. “Judge Sutton has done nothing wrong and will vigorously defend these allegations,” he said.

A Malaysian man apparently fearing he had too much to drink tried to play it safe by bribing a policeman to avoid a breath analyzer test. It turned out he passed the test, but was fined for bribery.

Aw Cheng Fatt(awesome name) offered a police officer $15 after his car was stopped at a police check point for drunk driving three years ago, The Star reported Wednesday.

The alcohol screening test showed the man’s blood level was in fact within the legal limit.

However, Aw wound up getting arrested for corruption and was fined $300 in court Tuesday, the report said.

Three fighters from Romania were thrown out of the World Boxing Championships after the jackasses were caught trying to steal from Nordstrom on State Street. Marius Bogdan Dinu, 21, Ronald Gavril, 21, and Gabriel Julian Stan, 20. Since the International Amatuer Boxing Association (AIBA) have a zero tolerance for misbehavior inside and outside the ring, they will be banned from amateur boxing for life. I can’t think of a better parting gift for these jackasses.

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It looked like a perfect target for a pair of alleged copper bandits, but while the abandoned Antioch warehouse had plenty of copper wiring it also held a big surprise for them.Authorities said James Ayers, 26, of Bethel Island and Frederick Guilliee, 38, of Antioch were quickly arrested after breaking into the building at about 6 p.m. Friday. The reason for their quick apprehension was simple — the building was being used by the Antioch police K-9 unit for a training session.

And at first, the police had no idea there had been a break-in.

As part of the training, an officer hid inside the 40,000-square-foot building that formerly housed a cardboard-processing plant. Then a K-9 officer called out — as they would during an actual search — that a dog was about to be released and that whoever was inside should surrender.But it wasn’t just the hidden officer who came out. Ayers also walked out and surrendered. Police then searched the building and Guilliee was taken into custody.

Both men were arrested on suspicion of commercial burglary.