COUNTY GETS PROPERTY CHECK

JEFFERSON - Western District United States Attorney Stephen Sinnott
recently presented Jefferson County representatives with a property
forfeiture check in the amount of $61,651. This award stems from a federal
forfeiture of property owned by James Armstrong, age 56, of Cambridge.

Accepting the check were Jefferson County Detective Sgt. Tim Madson,
Sheriff Paul Milbrath and Capt. Patrick Brown.

The Jefferson County Drug Task Force arrested and charged Armstrong on July
6, 2004, with manufacturing marijuana. Armstrong was arrested while tending
an outdoor field located in the township of Oakland where officers of the
task force seized 40 growing marijuana plants. Officers also executed a
search warrant at Armstrong's residence located at N4214 Sleepy Hollow
Road, Cambridge, where they discovered processed marijuana, paraphernalia,
and evidence of the residence being used to facilitate the growing and
processing of marijuana.

The Western District of the United States Attorney's Office filed claim on
the property in Cambridge in federal court, maintaining that the property
was being used in connection with drug felonies which makes it subject to
forfeiture proceedings. On Sept. 28, 2004, Armstrong pleaded no contest to
a Class G felony of manufacturing marijuana. On July 13, Armstrong entered
into an agreement with the United States Attorney's Office to settle the
property claim for the sum of $77,500.

The Jefferson County Drug Task Force received 80 percent of the settlement
after investigative expenses were claimed.

The Jefferson County Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the
Jefferson County Sheriff's office, city of Watertown Police Department,
Waterloo Police Department, city of Lake Mills Police Department, township
of Lake Mills Police Departments, Johnson Creek Police Department, city of
Fort Atkinson Police Department, and the city of Jefferson Police
Department, in conjunction with the Jefferson County District Attorney's
Office. The Jefferson County Drug Task Force receives $79,533 in federal,
state and local matching funds to operate this multi-jurisdictional task force.

Drug Task Force officers request that anyone with drug information please
contact their local police department or the Jefferson County Drug Task
Force at (920) 568-2582. Information can also be reported through the
statewide WeTip program at 1-800-78CRIME, or through Crime Stoppers locally
at (920) 563-7793 or 1-800-559-3200. Citizens providing information may
remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward in cases that lead to an
arrest.