Per Lake Geneva Regional News, the following criminal complaints were filed in Walworth County Circuit Court between June 15-20. To follow the cases, go to wcca.wicourts.gov.
Edgard Adaly Lopez Fajardo, 21, 206 S Second St., Whitewater, has been charged with identity theft-avoidance. An officer from the Whitewater Police Department responded to a home relating to a family incident on Feb. 6. Upon arrival, the made contact with a man who had a warrant out for his arrest. However, the officer determined it was not possible for him to have a warrant as he came from Nicaragua in December 2021. The booking photo shown to the man turned out to be Fajardo.
Reginald R. Kelly, 24, 370 N Tratt St., Whitewater, has been charged with uttering a forgery and two counts of obstructing an officer. A bartender from Pumpers and Mitchell’s Bar in Whitewater told the officer that a man paid with two fake $100 bills on October 21, 2020. A detective watched video showing the defendant shuffling money in his hand and passing it to the bartender. Later on in November, the detective saw the subject at a Walgreens. The defendant denied being at the bar on October 31. The defendant denied having identification on him and gave a fake name. After being placed in handcuffs and under arrest, his ID showed proved he was Kelly.
