Probation ordered in rage case
A Chippewa Falls man will spend a year on probation for ramming a vehicle into the rear of another vehicle and using a baby stroller to smash windows on the front of a nearby residence in Eau Claire County.
Troy D. Woodford, 19, 11736 28th Ave., pleaded no contest in Eau Claire County Court to three misdemeanors: two counts of criminal damage to property and one count of disorderly conduct. A felony count of stalking was dismissed.
Judge Michael Schumacher fined Woodford $895 and ordered him to pay $4,650 in restitution.
According to the criminal complaint:
A 17-year-old girl called police April 28 to report the incident. The girl was pregnant with Woodford’s child and previously lived with him.
Woodford started calling the girl the previous day and threatened her several times. Woodford said he was going to come to her home and kill the girl and her friend.
The last call, which the girl did not answer, came at 12:05 a.m. April 28.
A short time later the girl noticed a vehicle coming up her driveway. The vehicle crashed into the back of her friend’s vehicle.
Woodford then got out of the vehicle, picked up a baby stroller and smashed windows on the front of her house on U.S. 53 in Washington Township.
Authorities found Woodford at Wal-Mart on Eau Claire’s south side and took him into custody. Officers noticed Woodford smelled of intoxicants.
Aug 2, 2009 at 11:08 a.m.
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Wouldn't you think using a vehicle as a battering ram would warrant attendance in an anger management class?
Aug 2, 2009 at 3:41 a.m.
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Serious anger issues!
Aug 1, 2009 at 12:37 p.m.
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Based on his records of previous convictions, I think the judge should have made alcohol and substance abuse counseling a mandatory part of his sentence.
Aug 1, 2009 at 10:21 a.m.
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This could end badly.
Jul 31, 2009 at 11:38 p.m.
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The key point here is that nobody was actually injured in all this havoc. Making the victims whole involves restitution, which he can't pay if he's in jail earning zip. If he does fail to pay the restitution, or commits any other offense, he can be hauled into jail after all.
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I have no doubt the justice system hasn't seen the back of him, but the law makes very few assumptions about future behavior.
Jul 31, 2009 at 10:38 p.m.
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He pleads "no contest" to charges that net no jail time, while they just drop the felony count. Now that's taking a bite out of crime!
Jul 31, 2009 at 9:04 p.m.
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And they found him at Wal-Mart... for some reason I doubt he went there to buy a new baby stroller.
Jul 31, 2009 at 7:17 p.m.
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This seems like a filler on a slow news day <yawn>
Jul 31, 2009 at 4:49 p.m.
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I agree. That's all he gets? one year of probation. for threatening someone and causing all this damage. You get worse than that for not wearing a seatbelt.
Jul 31, 2009 at 3:32 p.m.
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If you glance at this guy's other court records, you can see that he definitely has a substance problem. To be only 19 and so troubled ... I hope he is smart enough to get some help ASAP.
Jul 31, 2009 at 3:21 p.m.
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Love hurts...
Jul 31, 2009 at 3:21 p.m.
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Okay, I'll start. That's it? All of that activity and only a year's probation? This guy must be related to the judge. How's that for jumping to a conclusion.
Jul 31, 2009 at 2:58 p.m.
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Unless this guy gets some serious help, I doubt we are done reading about him in the police reports.
Jul 31, 2009 at 2:45 p.m.
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Let's go people. These conclusions won't jump to themselves!
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