Bartlett: Guilty

A Dane County jury found Jon Bartlett, the fired Milwaukee Police officer, guilty of making a bomb threat to a Milwaukee police station, and bail jumping.

Bartlett, 34, reportedly said that he did not make the telephoned bomb threat to District 7 police station last December, rather that someone else could have done it. The incident occurred while charges were pending against him in the Frank Jude Jr. beating case, of which he was acquitted in April.

Bartlett faces three-and-a-half years in prison for the bomb threat, and a possible six years for his bail jumping--he reportedly picked up this charge because Bartlett was out on bail at the time of the incident. Each count also carries the possibility of a $10,000 fine.

What’s left for Bartlett: he still faces a retrial on one count of substantial battery for his part in the Jude beating, and he remains in federal custody on charges that he tried to illegally buy weapons and ammunition from a gun store.

 

Wisconsin ACT scores

Wisconsin students, with a 22.2 composite score on the ACT for the seventh consecutive year, outperformed the national composite score and percentage of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks: the minimum ACT score that corresponds with passing college-level classes.

Sixty-eight percent of the state’s 2006 graduates took the ACT at some time during their sophomore, junior or senior years of high school. Minority-group students were 10.9% of Wisconsin ACT-takers, a participation increase of two percentage points from five years ago. The state’s 22.2 composite score missed first place among the 25 states where the ACT is the predominate college admissions test by one tenth of a point. The national composite score was 21.1

Think back to your high school years--when the ACT test was an ever-important component. How do you rate to today’s high school ACT-takers?

 

Milwaukee Recreation

Milwaukee Recreation’s Special Olympics athletes will compete against the Wisconsin National Special Olympics Softball Team during an all-star event at Miller Park’s Helfaer Field on Monday, August 21. A home run derby will begin at 6:30 p.m.; followed by the exhibition game at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

Milwaukee Recreation’s Special Olympics program is designed for individuals who have been identified as having cognitive disabilities, the program teaches good sportsmanship and responsibility through local, state, national and international competitions.

Student and adult athletes may participate in several activities throughout the year including swimming, tennis, bocce, track, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, bowling, soccer, softball and cross country skiing. For More information or to volunteer, call (414) 647-6044.