Pepin County man gets 10 days in jail, 2 years probation in hunter beating case

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Wisconsin lawmaker condemns sentence in assault of Hmong hunter
By Mike Longaecker
Forum News Service
POSTED: 05/23/2015 09:49:33 AM CDT | UPDATED: 5 DAYS AGO

PEPIN, Wis. -- A 44-year-old western Wisconsin man accused of beating an Asian hunter last year must perform community service to the Hmong community as part of a sentence issued earlier this month, but the sentence has infuriated a state legislator.

Kevin J. Elberg of Pepin was sentenced in Pepin County Circuit Court after pleading no contest to one count of misdemeanor battery in the case.

He was charged in December 2014 with aggravated battery and false imprisonment following a Nov. 5 incident on his father's hunting land.

According to the charges, Elberg was hunting on the land when he encountered 64-year-old Sao Lue Vang. Vang told investigators he apologized for the accidental intrusion, but was struck from behind by Elberg.

Vang, who told authorities he was hunting on public land until wandering onto the private property, was repeatedly beaten and kicked by Elberg, according to the charges.

According to a letter to Pepin County Circuit Judge James Duval from Hmong 18 Council of Wisconsin President Blia Yao, Vang sustained a lacerated liver in the incident and was hospitalized for three days.

Elberg said Vang had pointed his gun at him -- a claim Vang refuted.

A news release from state Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, D-Milwaukee, issued harsh criticism over Duvall's sentence and described in greater detail what allegedly happened after the assault. Elberg called his parents -- rather than emergency crews, Brostoff noted -- and threw Vang in the back of a pickup to drive him from the scene.

"They did so without taking Vang's injuries into account, further endangering his physical well-being and without his consent," Brostoff's news release states.

The incident touched off a rally by a Hmong group that claimed the assault was racially motivated.

The Hmong 18 Council's letter called on Duvall to impose the maximum penalty at sentencing.

"Mr. Vang and the entire Hmong community now look to you Judge James Duvall, to ensure freedom and justice in this case," Yao's letter states, referring to "ghastly acts against a helpless senior citizen."

Duvall sentenced Elberg to two years on probation, 10 days in jail and 72 hours of community service to the Hmong community. His hunting privileges are suspended until community service is completed.

Brostoff called the sentence "paltry."

"Sao Lue Vang and his family have been let down by our justice system," Brostoff said in the news release. "This is the worst of insults to the Vang family after Sao Lue suffered life-threatening injuries."

Khoom no ho mus nyeem qhov nov thiab os nawb:

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2014/12/police_say_kevin_elberg_may_have_been_drunk_when_he_beat_up_elderly_hmong_hunter.php


Pepin County Sheriff



Elberg says he was acting in self-defense after Sao Lue Vang pointed a .22-caliber rifle at him


The police officer who first responded to a November 5 trespassing dispute in the woods of Wisconsin noted Kevin Elberg's breath had a "distinct odor of intoxicants" in a statement included in felony battery charges filed against Elberg.

Elberg, 43, denied drinking prior to the incident, in which Sao Lue Vang received internal injuries an emergency room doctor called "life-threatening," according to the Pepin County sheriff.

Last week Elberg, who is 21 years younger and about 70 pounds heavier than Vang, was charged with battery with intent to injure and false imprisonment by the Pepin County attorney. Both charges are felonies carrying a maximum sentence of six years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.

See also:
Family Demands Answers After Hunter Beat Unconscious in Woods of Wisconsin




Tou Ger Bennet Xiong's Facebook



Sao Lue Vang spent three days at the Mayo Clinic recovering from his injuries



Elberg says the trespassing dispute turned physical when Vang began raising his .22-caliber rifle at him, but Vang adamantly denies ever pointing his gun at Elberg.

According to the charges:

Vang, 64, was squirrel hunting on 17 acres of public land with two friends when he became separated from the group. Elberg was bow hunting on his parents' land when he saw Vang and tried to tell him he was trespassing.

Vang, who speaks little English, says he apologized and tried to move on; Elberg says Vang refused to acknowledge him and when he got within three feet of Vang, Vang began raising his rifle without warning.

Elberg says he batted the rifle away, tackled Vang, pinned him to the ground, and took his rifle away. He was dragging Vang to the nearest road when he slipped and Vang made a move for the rifle, resulting in another scuffle that left Vang with a deep cut on his hand.

Vang says he was kicked and punched until he temporarily lost consciousness, and that Elberg put his hand over Vang's mouth and nose in an attempt to suffocate him.

Elberg denies ever kicking or punching Vang, but he admitted to dropping his knee onto Vang's chest from a standing position to "make him stop wriggling" and " to prevent him from getting away."

Elberg called his parents and his mom came and helped Elberg load Vang into the back of a pickup truck. Then they drove to Elberg's parents' house to meet with Vang's hunting party and the police.

Police called an ambulance for Vang, and after an emergency room doctor in Wabasha declared Vang's lacerated liver "life-threatening" he was transported to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Vang spent three days in the hospital recovering.

Elberg is due to appear in Pepin County Court on December 15.

There's been a GoFundMe page, Facebook page and Change.org petition set up on behalf of Vang, and a rally was held in support of him and his family in Durand, Wisconsin, on December 5.

Muaj ib qho news ntxiv nyob ntawm nov thiab ned:

https://www.change.org/p/jon-seifert-bring-justice-to-sao-lue-vang-his-family-friends-and-loved-ones