Man appears in court in home-invasion case
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Isaac Cortez
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Fernando Garcia
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Victor Garcia
JANESVILLE — A Janesville man charged in a home-invasion robbery and beating stood mute Monday in Rock County Court.
Victor Garcia, 18, of 219 N. Marion Ave., had a not guilty plea entered for him. He is due in court next on Tuesday, May 19, and remains held in the Rock County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond.
Garcia, Fernando Garcia, 20, and Isaac Cortez, 18, are charged with two counts of party to armed robbery, one count of party to armed burglary and one count of party to substantial battery. The Garcia brothers also face one count of felony bail jumping.
Cortez, 3227 Randolph Road, Janesville, stood mute April 27. The court entered a not guilty plea for him. He is in jail on $20,000 cash bond.
Fernando Garcia, 219 N. Marion Ave., Janesville, waived his right to a preliminary hearing April 24 and is awaiting his arraignment. He is in jail on $25,000 cash bond.
According to the criminal complaint:
The men were armed with an axe, knife and rifle when they broke into a home at 3206 E. Milwaukee St. on March 30. They wore black ski masks or bandanas over their faces.
They ordered three people onto the ground and told them to stay facedown with their hands on their heads. They then walked into a bedroom and beat a fourth resident, Mark D. Brown, 25.
They struck Brown 13 times with the rifle, punched him and smashed a DVD player and vacuum cleaner against his head.
The incident is believed to be gang related.
One of the attackers accused Brown of sleeping with his girlfriend. He also told Brown he had a week to pay his $500 debt.
The attackers also asked for money and drugs, and they stole two cell phones.
After the attackers left, Brown and the three others reported the incident to a police officer.
Brown sustained broken bones in his face and needed stitches on his mouth, head and above his eye. He was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Janesville and released.
Dec 1, 2009 at 7:40 a.m.
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The Garcia Brothers Are NOT GUILTY!
Jun 6, 2009 at 8:24 a.m.
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Hey sprout, no where in this article does it state that they are from Mexico or are Illegal Aliens. If this should be done to all Mexicans that are American citizens, then what should we do with all the White Trailer trash that do stupid criminal activity in this country as well? Where would you like to deport those people? That is also a brilliant of an idea to have another county pay for invasion, I am sure they will just fork over the money, and in case you can't read between the lines I am being sarcastic.
May 6, 2009 at 9:32 a.m.
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Deadly force is justified in cases of home invasion. For those potential criminals reading this that are smart enough to read, but don't understand the term, that means that you will be shot. Bullets. Pain. Likely death.
May 6, 2009 at 3:48 a.m.
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check them for swine and send them to jail and do not pass go, dont not collect 200 dollars.
May 5, 2009 at 9:48 p.m.
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The new definition of our nation's finest... these thugs, and all like them, in the article!
May 5, 2009 at 5:43 p.m.
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We don't need them on our streets ...
May 5, 2009 at 4:49 p.m.
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yeah, they probably won't be out for a while and if they keep fighting while locked up they will never get out, which may not be a bad thing since they don't seem to have a problem with hurting other people
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