MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anessa Renee Fierro, 27, and Willie Tremaine Johnson, 45, both of Madison, Wisconsin, are charged in a two-count indictment with attempting to damage and destroy by fire two commercial buildings in Madison on Aug. 25, 2020. Fierro and Johnson were charged with these offenses in criminal complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Madison on September 22. Federal law requires that criminal charges filed by complaint be presented to a grand jury for indictment.
If convicted, Fierro and Johnson face a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum of 20 years in federal prison on each count. The charges against them are the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Madison Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chadwick Elgersma is handling the prosecution.
Marquon Clark, 26, Madison, Wisconsin, is charged with attempting to damage and destroy by fire the City-County Building in Madison on June 24, 2020. Clark was charged with this offense in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Madison on October 5. Federal law requires that a criminal charge filed by complaint be presented to a grand jury for indictment.
If convicted, Clark faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum of 20 years in federal prison. The charge against him is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Dane County Sheriff’s Office; Madison Police Department; and Madison Fire Investigation Team. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Wegner is handling the prosecution.
