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Janesville man pleads guilty to homicide charges
Omar Tavizon Ramos, right, listens to his
defense attorney Michael Murphy during Ramos' preliminary hearing.
Tavizon Ramos is accused of killing Margaret Worden and her grandson
Jeffery Bauer by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.
JANESVILLE — A Janesville man accused
of killing two people while driving drunk in 2011 has changed his plea
to guilty as part of an agreement with the Rock County District
Attorney’s Office.
In exchange, nine related counts will be dismissed but considered at sentencing.
Omar Tavizon Ramos, 22, of 2147 Mt. Zion Ave., Janesville, pleaded
guilty Wednesday in Rock County Court to two counts of homicide by
intoxicated use of a vehicle. He is charged in the deaths of Jeffery S.
Bauer, 19, and Bauer’s grandmother, Margaret Worden, 61. Both lived in
Janesville.
His sentencing is scheduled for July 11.
As part of the plea agreement, the prosecution will argue for no more
than seven years in prison, said Tavizon’s attorney, Michael Shannon
Murphy.
Judge James Daley does not have to follow the recommended sentences, he reminded Tavizon in court Wednesday.
Tavizon on Wednesday carried a paperback novel and wore a silver chain with a silver crucifix over his orange jail jumpsuit.
Bauer died at 2:49 a.m. April 24, 2011, at the intersection of Center
Avenue and Racine Street in Janesville. Worden died a few days later at
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville.
The two had been delivering newspapers.
Tavizon and a passenger were injured in the crash. Tavizon told a
nurse he had been drinking tequila in a bar, according to court
documents.
He tested positive for consumption of alcohol and marijuana, according to court documents.
Tavizon was hospitalized after the crash but in early May walked away
from University Hospital in Madison. He was captured two days later in
Janesville.
Dismissed charges include two counts of homicide while driving with a
blood-alcohol concentration higher than the legal limit, two counts of
homicide by use of a vehicle while using a controlled substance, three
counts of causing injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle and two counts
of first-degree reckless injury.
Seven years. Sure, the judge is talking tough and says he doesn't have to follow those guidelines, but really, how much is he gonna get? How much will get shaved off for time served and good behavior? If he does five, I'll be surprised. Look at the smirk on the guy's face in the picture. Carried a paperback novel into the courtroom. He's not sorry, he's preoccupied.
He won.
Oh sure, he's got to be locked away for a couple more years. If he wants, he can get an education. He'll have free medical care.
I'm at a loss for words here, but I won't be for long.
- Jim
