State Of Wisconsin v. Ronald L. Williamson

Janesville, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 7th offense OWI, as well as obstructing and three counts of felony bail jumping.



On July 4th, 2024, Officer Michael Kettle of the Janesville Police Department saw

Williamson stop at a stoplight in downtown Janesville with his vehicle in the lane for

oncoming traffic. At the trial, Officer Kettle testified that he saw Williamson switch places

with his girlfriend after being pulled over. Although both Williamson and his girlfriend

testified that she was the actual driver, Assistant District Attorney Gerald Urbik highlighted

several inconsistencies in their original statements. The jury convicted on all counts.



Williamson was on extended supervision for his OWI 5th when he committed his OWI 6th

in Dane County in August of 2023. After spending some significant time in jail, a Dane

County judge released him on a signature bond in March of 2024. A few months later, he

was arrested by the Janesville Police Department for this offense, his seventh.



"I wish Wisconsin took this kind of repeat drunk driving more seriously,” said District

Attorney Jason Sanders, "but I'm grateful for prosecutors like Jerry Urbik, who do take it

seriously, and who will put in the work to prove someone guilty when they refuse to take

responsibility.” Sanders thanked Officer Kettle and the Janesville Police Department for

preventing a tragedy. "A guy who never should've been on the road in the first place was

so messed up he stopped in the lane for oncoming traffic,” Sanders said. "Who knows

what would've happened if Officer Kettle doesn't pull him over."

Rock County Judge Jeffrey Kuglitsch will sentence Williamson on November 19th of this

year. Williamson will be facing a maximum sentence of more than 30 years in the

Wisconsin Prison System. Under Wisconsin law, he must be sentenced to at least three

years of initial imprisonment before being released on extended supervision.