January 16, 200818 yr A Pardeeville man was issued a citation for disorderly conduct Wednesday after allegedly forcing his 7-year-old son to wear a Green Bay Packers jersey during the divisional playoff game last weekend. Matthew Kowald, 36, pleaded no contest Wednesday to disorderly conduct after he was released from the Columbia County Jail. He received a fine of $186. Columbia County District Attorney Jane Kohlwey said there was not enough evidence against Kowald to support felony charges. The Columbia County Sheriff's Department said the boy refused to wear a Packers jersey during the Green Bay game against Seattle, so Kowald restrained him with duct tape for about an hour and taped the jersey to him. The boy's mother reported the incident Monday, the sheriff's department said.
January 16, 200818 yr QUOTE(juddling @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 04:32 PM) A Pardeeville man was issued a citation for disorderly conduct Wednesday after allegedly forcing his 7-year-old son to wear a Green Bay Packers jersey during the divisional playoff game last weekend. Matthew Kowald, 36, pleaded no contest Wednesday to disorderly conduct after he was released from the Columbia County Jail. He received a fine of $186. Columbia County District Attorney Jane Kohlwey said there was not enough evidence against Kowald to support felony charges. The Columbia County Sheriff's Department said the boy refused to wear a Packers jersey during the Green Bay game against Seattle, so Kowald restrained him with duct tape for about an hour and taped the jersey to him. The boy's mother reported the incident Monday, the sheriff's department said. I'm surprised he didn't strap his son in the car, drive to South Beloit, slow to 5 mph (it is his son, you know), open the door and kick his son out.
January 16, 200818 yr Author QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 11:42 PM) I'm surprised he didn't strap his son in the car, drive to South Beloit, slow to 5 mph (it is his son, you know), open the door and kick his son out. I don't know....maybe it's hard to run the car with the motor out on the front lawn??????
January 17, 200818 yr HILLLLLbilly link You're a Packers Fan, Son ... Got It? 11 hours ago PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — Upset that his 7-year-old son wouldn't wear a Green Bay Packers jersey during the team's playoff victory Saturday, a man restrained the boy for an hour with tape and taped the jersey onto him. Mathew Kowald was cited for disorderly conduct in connection with the incident with his son at their home in Pardeeville, Lt. Wayne Smith of the Columbia County Sheriff's Department said. Pardeeville is about 30 miles north of Madison. The 36-year-old Kowald was arrested Monday after his wife told authorities about the incident. Kowald was taken to the county jail and held until Wednesday, when he pleaded no contest, paid a fine of $186 and was released. Kowald's wife filed a restraining order Wednesday, so Kowald will not be able to have contact with his family, Smith said. Smith said other domestic issues have surfaced, though he wouldn't elaborate. The boy refused to wear the jersey Saturday, when the Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks in a playoff game, Smith said. Smith said the incident sounded strange when reported at first, but the mother took pictures with her cell phone and that type of evidence is difficult to dispute. Kowald, contacted later Wednesday by the Portage Daily Register, said the incident started as a joke. His son challenged him by saying he wouldn't root for the Packers. When he tied the boy up, the youngster was laughing while his wife took pictures, he said. "Then he couldn't get out and he got upset and that's it. It lasted a minute," he said. "I didn't mean no harm, and he knows that, but I haven't been able to tell him that." District Attorney Jane Kohlwey said there wasn't enough evidence to support felony charges. "I wouldn't agree with what he did, but legally a parent can restrain a child," she said. "I have no proof of emotional damage. ... I have to follow the law. What a nutjob.
January 18, 200818 yr I don't care what any sports tard does to himself (like tattooing Tom Brady's helmet on his own head), but leave the kids out of it. Although it really seems to me, from reading the story, like it was a joke gone wrong, although who knows - that was the dad's side of the story and of course he'd say that. The sad thing is, there have to be a million dopey dudes who could do the same type of thing to their kid over a game.
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