An East Troy man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on three felony and four misdemeanor charges resulting from a domestic altercation with his live-in girlfriend.
Zachary T. Coggon, 21, was charged April 1 in Walworth County Circuit Court with second-degree recklessly endangering safety, false imprisonment, battery to public officers, misdemeanor battery, resisting an officer, misdemeanor bail jumping and disorderly conduct, all as a repeater. Three of the charges include domestic abuse assessments. If convicted on all counts, Coggon faces up to 39-1/2 years in prison and $76,400 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint, a concerned neighbor called police after Jaclyn M. Clifford, 20, was heard screaming March 29 from the Emery Court apartment she shares with Coggon. An officer knocked on the door of the residence for about 10 minutes before Lisa Coggon opened the door, according to the complaint. The officer went to a room he knew from prior contacts that Zachary Coggon and Clifford shared. The officer knocked several times before Clifford opened the door, according to the complaint. The officer asked Clifford where Coggon was, and she indicated the window, which was open with the screen missing.
The officer saw Coggon running outside and chased him, according to the complaint. Coggon eventually stopped but was uncooperative and swore at and kicked the officer, according to the complaint.
Clifford told the officer Coggon was upset with her because she got home from work late, according to the complaint. She said Coggon verbally attacked until she “had enough” and told him she was moving out. Clifford said she slapped Coggon when he “got in her face,” and he then slapped her back, and threw her off the bed and on to the floor.
Clifford said she punched out the screen to the window because Coggon wouldn’t let her leave the room and she was afraid of what he would do to her, according to the complaint. She said Coggon held her out of the window, which is about 20 feet above the ground, and said, “You want to jump, bitch?” according to the complaint.
Coggon was out on bond at the time on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct with a condition that he have no contact with Clifford.
