GREEN BAY – The prosecutor on Wednesday said Shane Nolan, a man accused of attacking a woman by calling her a slur and throwing her into a fire , did so intoxicated among witnesses. The defense said police reports from state witnesses showed inconsistencies “wildly different” from one another.
Nearly three years after the incident, a jury trial started Wednesday for a former prison guard accused of attacking a woman by referring to her sexual orientation in a derogatory manner, throwing her into a fire and attempting to strangle her.
The trial began with jury selection, opening remarks by Brown County District Attorney David Lasee and defense attorney Nila Robinson, and five prosecution witnesses, which included Dessiray Koss, 32, a member of the LGBTQ+ community who says she was attacked.
Nolan, 32, 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.