A 37-year-old Oak Creek man told Kenosha County sheriff's deputies he was “the chosen one” before allegedly fighting them over demons inside a squad car, after damaging a fireworks store. Jesse P. Miller was already free on a no-cash bond tied to a separate felony methamphetamine case in Brown County.
According to Kenosha County Eye, Miller was described as high on methamphetamine and psychedelic drugs before allegedly fighting deputies in a squad car and damaging a fireworks store. Miller's cash bail was set at $1,500.
Miller initially faced six charges, including burglary and felony criminal damage to property, per the same report from the local outlet. But defense attorney Benjamin Schwarz challenged the sufficiency of the criminal complaint, and Kellum dismissed those two counts, leaving Miller to face two felony bail-jumping charges and two misdemeanors.
Burglary and Damage Counts Were Dismissed
Schwarz challenged the original complaint, and Kellum dismissed the burglary and felony property damage counts before Miller reached trial.
Kellum, who was appointed Judicial Court Commissioner by Kenosha County circuit judges in July to oversee daily intake court, conduct preliminary hearings, review search warrants, and set initial bail amounts, succeeded former commissioner William Michel II, per the Kenosha County Eye. His role gave him direct authority over how Miller's initial charges were weighed against the factual record presented at the hearing.
Bail-Jumping Charges Carry Steep Prison Exposure
The two felony bail-jumping counts against Miller stem from his active Brown County methamphetamine case, in which bail jumping functions as an independent statutory offense regardless of how that underlying case resolves, according to Schiro Criminal Defense. Under Wisconsin Statute § 946.49, violating court-ordered release conditions while charged with an underlying felony is a Class H felony, carrying up to six years in prison and a $10,000 fine per count, as detailed by Grieve Law. Because state law allows prosecutors to file separate felony counts for each distinct bond condition violated, Miller's exposure compounds with every charge.
Methamphetamine is classified as a Schedule I drug under Wisconsin law.
Bail and Bond Forfeiture
If Miller posts the $1,500 cash bail and later violates release conditions, the court is required under Wisconsin Statute § 969.13 to order the bond forfeited to the county clerk.
Miller was charged in Kenosha County while on release in a Brown County case, and his cash bail was set at $1,500.
It remains unclear whether Brown County prosecutors will move to revoke Miller's no-cash signature bond in the pending methamphetamine case, or whether Kenosha County prosecutors will attempt to re-file the dismissed burglary and felony property damage counts.
