GREEN BAY – A former correctional officer will stand trial on charges of attacking a woman by referring to her sexual orientation in a derogatory manner, throwing her into a fire, and then attempting to strangle her in early July 2021.
Brown County District Court Judge Kendall Kelley on Monday met with prosecuting attorneys David Lasee and Kevin Greene and defense attorney Nila Robinson. Shane Nolan, the former prison guard, is charged with felony substantial battery and misdemeanor disorderly conduct, both enhanced with hate-crime penalties.
Under Wisconsin law , hate-crime modifier charges for both counts could add nearly seven more years of prison time and tens of thousands of dollars in fines if he is convicted.
It’s been nearly two years since Kelley ruled Nolan would go to trial for the alleged attack. In that time, three separate final pretrial hearings were scheduled, but each hearing came with delays. Monday marked the final pretrial, following the state’s demand for a speedy trial Jan. 25.