Counsel: Janesville City Council should deny $2 million claim

By GINA DUWE ( Contact )   Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010
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The city’s legal counsel is recommending the Janesville City Council deny a $2 million claim brought by relatives of a Beloit woman who was allegedly murdered by a man Janesville police had in custody hours before her death.

The claim alleges negligence by the city and is filed on behalf of the victim’s two children.

Janesville police arrested Donyil L. Anderson, 36, Beloit, at about 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, on charges of misdemeanor battery and after he reportedly punched the bouncer at Quotes, 24 S. Main St., Janesville. He was released with a court date.

Less than two hours later, Anderson is accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend Stacey M. Hosey, 31, and her boyfriend Branden D. Beavers-Jackson, 25, both of Beloit, multiple times at a home in the 2300 block of Pioneer Drive, Beloit.

Janesville Police Lt. Tim Hiers said in August 2008 that the arrest and alleged stabbing were unrelated.

“There are no parallels that we’ve drawn,” he said then.

Hosey was flown to University Hospital in Madison, where she died from her injuries. Beavers-Jackson was treated and released at Beloit Memorial Hospital.

Anderson apparently tried to kill himself after stabbing Hosey, police said. He was hospitalized under police guard before being transferred to the Rock County Jail.

The claim is filed on behalf of Hosey’s two children, Donyil Anderson Jr., and Skylar Hosey. It alleges “the children have been deprived of her companionship and her economic contributions to their futures and demand satisfaction in the amount of $2 million ($1 million each),” according to a memo from assistant city attorney Tim Wellnitz.

Attorney Jack Hoag, representing the children’s maternal grandparents, filed the claim Nov. 30, 2009.

Wellnitz recommended in his memo that the city council deny the claim. The item is on the agenda for Monday’s city council meeting.

Anderson has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide. A jury trial is scheduled to begin May 3 in Rock County Court.

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jnsvlwmn
Apr 28, 2010 at 8:55 a.m.
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The gazette failed to mention that he already had a warrent out for his arrest for him jumping bail after a battery charge involving the same woman he killed. The JPD just didn't see it??? Then they drove a (yes) proved to be drunk man to his car and let him drive

frogger
Feb 8, 2010 at 9:15 a.m.
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Could it be because I am NOT hanna?

etown
Feb 6, 2010 at 10:11 p.m.
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wow hannah maybe you should take your own advice. i thought you never commented on typing/spelling errors. your spell check might be helping the spelling but it doesnt correct everything spelling sence=sense. i could care less about typing or spelling errors its the endless nonsense that gets old.

frogger
Feb 6, 2010 at 1:54 p.m.
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No, because you cant see to get enough of bashing and commenting on hanna and not her comments. You rarely comment on an article. Maybe you should look at your comments and see for yourself.
Fine you are not talking to me just about me and hanna. Ever hear of talking behind somebodies back. That is what you seem to be describing. You talk about her and when I say why you say " I am not talking to you" .
Are you talking to yourself then?

" i ve said it before and ill say it again , if you dont want people to comment on your posts , quit posting"
Take your own advice !

Learn how to type and use punctuation too! Are you five?

etown
Feb 5, 2010 at 7:15 p.m.
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stalker, why because i comment every once in awhile i wasnt even talking to you again hannah i was commenting on another post. at least i dont email people and try to change their point of view . i forgot that one . truly how are you suppose to comment on a blog that your dont comment on when you post on almost everyone everyday. i ve said it before and ill say it again , if you dont want people to comment on your posts , quit posting

frogger
Feb 5, 2010 at 5:43 p.m.
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etown- You seem to be a crazy stalker. I would rather blog than STALK people!

CallitasIseeit
Feb 5, 2010 at 4:16 p.m.
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Don't forget worked at Karmel Korn in the mall!

etown
Feb 5, 2010 at 3:36 p.m.
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i got a good laugh out of it. who wouldnt believe there were two people that blog all day while at work, that just happen to. drive up 26 to johnson creek sell cars for a living , always clean out their neighbors fire hydrants in the winter. looks up all their neighbor and friends on wccap . always ends their post with NOT OR DUH , could of fooled me

CallitasIseeit
Feb 5, 2010 at 2:59 p.m.
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Your funny hannah. I suppose the Gazette would kick you off again if you admitted you were the same person.

Welcome back!

frogger
Feb 5, 2010 at 2:03 p.m.
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I am still not sure who this hanna person is. I tried to search and no page displays. Maybe she/he left and said screw it if they were mean all of the time.

LOVEISGOOD
Feb 5, 2010 at 1:59 p.m.
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Digriz , I love that saying ! Rock on !

totellthetruth
Feb 5, 2010 at 1:01 p.m.
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Hoag with another frivolous lawsuit, go figure. I am not saying that they are not at a loss, but the connection would have had to be very clear and that would have came out i.e. threatened to kill these people while in custody, then did it. Even then as long as he was treated in a similar manner to others who committed the same crime, this is frivolous.

LOVEISGOOD
Feb 5, 2010 at 12:01 p.m.
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Why does everyone pick on Frogger ?

frogger
Feb 5, 2010 at 10:57 a.m.
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"Is he?"
I looked him up. Trial date is 5-3-10. Seems cut and dry to me. A witness LIVED in this case versus Koepp.

This seems a case to keep WCCAP public and online. If the girl checked him out before dating him and looked at his LIST maybe she would have reconsidered. I am not blaming her. Please don't misunderstand! It is a tool that should be used! People are very deceiving but this LIST tells the truth!

CallitasIseeit
Feb 5, 2010 at 10:40 a.m.
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Good observation Hannah. You know your writing style changed a little when you rejoined, but you are pretty much back to normal now. Stop denying it and enjoy your celebrity. Everyone knows it is you.

frogger
Feb 5, 2010 at 10:06 a.m.
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Maybe a civil suit would make more sense against the person that killed this women. I guess they think the city has more money than the killer. Wont get a hill of beans if this guy is rotting in jail. Is he?

It seems if he went back to stab the bouncer then maybe there would be a case but still MAYBE.

Why would they think because he punched somebody that this stabbing is related? If you punch somebody and get caught I believe you get a ticket or appear in court. Not much to it.

I agree this is sad.
I agree with DiGriz statements- greed.

SwissChick
Feb 5, 2010 at 9:09 a.m.
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janesvillean - I reread the story and it's pretty clear that that's what the lawsuit is about. Apparently, I'm not the only one as that is what quisitive is also stating.

carlitosway
Feb 4, 2010 at 10:44 p.m.
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oops* protocol

carlitosway
Feb 4, 2010 at 10:36 p.m.
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And as far as this story i dont see the reason to blame the JPD as they followed protocal and ticketed and released with court date, The law enforcement are not responsible for the actions of people once they have been released. I feel for this family and understand the want of satifaction for the death of their mother But the JPD did not take her away, Donyil L. Anderson took their mother away.

carlitosway
Feb 4, 2010 at 10:31 p.m.
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janesvillian he defended one of his employees (a bouncer) and that was against the rules of being in the DAs office he resigned and continues to practice law. hank Quotes has had it share of problems as has many other bars in that area so which bar they were at when the fights end up in the street is anyones guess. Quotes has also tightened down on their security and has had very few incidents recently. Also when a fight or disturbance happens outside a bar IMO it is no longer the bars responsibility it is the morons involved. Again so quick to judge by what little is printed and not have the whole story. get a scanner and listen at bar time and you figure out what bar they were actually at.you have 7 bars in less then a 2 block area. McStaggers (Corvinas) Legends,Looking Glass,Main street, Quotes, Wiggys. and I think its called Time Out.

quisitive
Feb 4, 2010 at 10:20 p.m.
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How silly to think a disturbance in a bar should be interpreted as a warm up for a knife murder in a different community. I trust the police in Janesville to work to keep people safe, not to be mind readers.

madman1961
Feb 4, 2010 at 10:13 p.m.
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dalegribble...

....you are making a few leaps of logic....all based on anderson being intoxicated.

WHERE in the story does it say anything to suggest that anderson was intoxicated?

I've been to bars and not gotten drunk. I've seen people who were sober try to punch a bouncer....not nice people, but sober, nonetheless.

IF anderson was NOT drunk and made bail, there was no reason for the police to hold him.

If he WAS drunk, but wasn't in custody due to a driving violation AND made bail, there was also no reason for him to be held.

As to how he would have gotten to Beloit...he could have been driven there by a friend...or a taxi...or hitchhiking. Beloit isn't all THAT far away.

So just where or why do you believe that the JPD failed on this one?

SarahB1
Feb 4, 2010 at 10:11 p.m.
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frogger: I don't agree with this lawsuit either, but I can tell you that this woman (murder victim) did work and pay taxes. She was a registered nurse and worked for Mercy Health Systems.

wahoo_35
Feb 4, 2010 at 9:59 p.m.
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What? Does she want to build a ice rink too?

DanMan
Feb 4, 2010 at 6:52 p.m.
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"If you go to bed with Dogs, you're gonna wake up with fleas."

janesvillean
Feb 4, 2010 at 5:59 p.m.
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Hank: To my knowledge DA O'Leary does not own a bar. Assistant DA Stephen Carpenter quit his job after a month-long suspension, in 2005, apparently as a result of appearing on behalf of a defendant connected with a battery incident. This implies that DA O'Leary was not happy with the situation.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/...

frogger
Feb 4, 2010 at 5:16 p.m.
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Stupid lawsuit if you ask me. I odn't think you can sue quoted if he was drunk either. They don't MAKE you drive home when you leave!
Lost income- Doubt it!

janesvillean
Feb 4, 2010 at 4:36 p.m.
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The claim isn't related to knowing his future actions. That said, I don't see anything here suggesting gross negligence in his treatment.

SwissChick
Feb 4, 2010 at 4:33 p.m.
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Knowing someone would murder someone(or attempt to) is a big jump from punching a bouncer.

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