GREEN LAKE, WI (WTAQ) – A former Waupun police lieutenant has pleaded no contest to crimes committed in seven Wisconsin counties.
Bradley Young, who’s now 45, is expected to be sentenced sometime in April after he admitted 59 burglaries throughout the state.
Many of those break-ins did not come to light when Young was arrested after a two-day crime spree in 2013. That spree included several break-ins, and it had authorities revisiting other burglaries that were unsolved.
As part of a plea deal, the state agreed to reduce Young’s charges to a single count of burglary in each of the 7 counties where the crimes occurred. Prosecutors in Fond du Lac, Dodge, Green Lake, Marquette, Waupaca, Waushara, and Burnett counties all agreed to suggest a total of 10 years in prison.
Green Lake County Circuit Judge Mark Slate said the 10-year sentence seems low, based on the fact the Young’s victims have submitted requests for over $100,000 in restitution. Slate said he would make the final call on the officer’s sentence — and the state would seek money from Young’s pension to pay the restitution.
Young told officials he committed the crimes due to financial troubles, some of which was spurred by gambling. He resigned from the Waupun police force after 22 years.
During the crime spree, officials said Young stole a pickup truck in Green Lake and crashed it after a chase in Barron County — and he later busted into a cabin near Spooner where he was surrounded by officers and gave himself up.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
