Paletero Ricardo Mondragon-Martinez Pleaded No Contest In Outagamie County To A Reduced Forfeiture U Charge Of Operating Without Or Carrying A License And Was Fined

Mondragon-Martinez's criminal charge of a misdemeanor reduced to forfeiture U in plea agreement with Outagamie County prosecutor, according to court records.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

May 27, 2024

Appleton, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Ricardo Mondragon-Martinez, 39, was ordered to pay a $150 fine after he pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of operate without or carrying a license, which was reduced from a misdemeanor criminal charge to a forfeiture U under a plea agreement with the Outagamie County prosecutor.

Mondragon-Martinez was extradited to Outagamie County in early May to face a 2018 misdemeanor charged for operate without or carrying a license on a warrant. Mondragon-Martinez had been arrested in Milwaukee for intoxication, which is not a criminal charge (severity is a forfeiture) at Kosciuszko Park where he had been sleeping while homeless.

The Wisconsin Brown Berets helped to pay Mondragon-Martinez's cash bail bonds in both Outagamie and Milwaukee Counties, and were able to help him rent an apartment in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Mondragon-Martinez became well known in Milwaukee on Cinco de Mayo 2024 (May 5th) after a social media Facebook video went viral showing him being victimized of an aggressive assault (harassed) by Aaron Thompson III, 26, at Milwaukee County Mitchell Park. Mondragon-Martinez who is employed at Paletería Yayo and had his popsicle street cart taken by Thompson without his permission, tipped over on the pavement and Thompson is then seen laughing as he fled the scene.

Thompson was later identified in social media after a Southside Milwaukee couple offered $500 to anyone that would identify Thompson. 

So far, Rene Adan, the owner of Paletería Yayo and Mondragon-Martinez have not press any criminal charges against Thompson who eventually did apologized to Mondragon-Martinez and gave him $60.

Mondragon-Martinez viral video of his aggressive assault was also included in a Cinco de Mayo 2024 chaotic "Get Low" music YouTube video by Ocean Legacy Cinematic (advance to minute 15:06: https://youtu.be/s0uNv4WNk-8).

Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)

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