Walworth County attorney pleads guilty to drug charges
ELKHORN — A Walworth County attorney could spend time in county jail after pleading guilty Wednesday to felony charges of possession of narcotics and bail jumping.
Attorneys agreed to dismiss but read in charges of possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia for Stephen M. Compton, 44, of 250 Van Bee Circle, Williams Bay. Both charges are misdemeanors.
Compton changed his plea Wednesday at a status conference.
Deputy District Attorney Joshua Grube said he will not request prison time for Compton, but he could ask the judge for time at the county jail. Grube also will request probation, he said.
Compton was arrested March 7 in Lake Geneva after Walworth County Drug Enforcement Unit deputies executed a search warrant at the apartment of Katie Luessenhop, according to the criminal complaint.
Luessenhop, a former Walworth Elementary School teacher, was sentenced in June to six months in jail and three years probation. She pleaded guilty April 9 to two counts of felony possession of heroin and one count of felony bail jumping.
The deputies, who had been surveilling Compton and Luessenhop, executed the warrant after seeing them driving together in one of Compton's vehicles, a violation of Luessenhop's bond agreement on a previous case, according to the complaint.
They reported finding Luessenhop and Compton in her apartment and a bindle of heroin in Luessenhop's wallet.
Luessenhop admitted numerous contacts with Compton while on bond and admitted snorting cocaine and heroin that night. She also admitted buying $3,000 worth of heroin using money given to her by Compton, according to the complaint.
Compton, who is free on bond, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Dec. 18.
Nov 20, 2009 at 9:37 p.m.
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I can buy 10 bottles of Jack Daniels and unlimited packs of smokes. Heroin kills more people, right? It's harder to buy cold medication. 1.4% of Americans were addicted to "drugs" in 1935 and 1.4% are addicted to drugs now. We need to prosecute these hard working tax paying (about 50% of Americans pay taxes) citizens. We're more safe by throwing this guy in jail for a few weeks, because he gets messed up after work, than the child porn guy for life. Fortunately we have a balanced budget and unlimited funds!
Nov 20, 2009 at 8:23 p.m.
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Where is the kid on all this? Would you vonunteer to help these people? I would.
Nov 20, 2009 at 8:22 p.m.
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How about a community program that supports treatment while they are punishing? I am right wing, but really. Let's get some people the help they need here instead of hanging them!
Oct 21, 2009 at 8:29 a.m.
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WiSpedTeacher- huber is jail time, just so you know.
Oct 21, 2009 at 8:28 a.m.
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Actually having huber privileges IS a good idea. These individuals have to pay for being in huber, each week. If they don't pay, they don't go out to work. Sitting in jail may be a punishment but at least this way the criminals who work contribute to some of the costs that WE TAXPAYERS are paying for their food, shelter and medical care. I, for one, have a job, pay for my own housing, food and healthcare. Maybe it is time that criminals have to "PAY" for their crimes, and just because they are out working on huber privileges doesnt mean they are "FREE". They only have certain hours they can be out each day, the rest they are incarcerated.
Oct 9, 2009 at 7:08 a.m.
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This county is a joke! Most of the idiots who go to jail get Huber with work release privileges!! The need to go to jail and stay in jail BUT Walworth County is all about the almighty dollar and how much can we make off of the criminals!!!!
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:08 p.m.
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And she works at Clinton Foods in Clinton...just happy as can be...no worries...our court system sucks and is wrong in soooo many ways!!
Oct 8, 2009 at 8 p.m.
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Katie DID NOT receive JAIL TIME..She's in the frickin Huber with work-release privileges...
Oct 8, 2009 at 4:45 p.m.
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Compton needs prison time since he was the one with all the money and connections to buy the drugs. Jail time for him would be a joke! Send him to PRISON!!!
Oct 8, 2009 at 4:37 p.m.
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What!!!! Josh Grube will not request prision time for Compton!! Why is that? Mabey because Compton has been turning in all the suppliers he used when he needed drugs to supply his habit and Katie's, who by the way received JAIL time!!!! What makes this PIG any different?????
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