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Green Bay woman accused of stealing from assisted living facility has status conference

Devin Willems
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024, 8:43 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The 22-year-old Green Bay woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars in items from residents at an assisted living facility she worked at had a status conference on Tuesday.

Wisconsin Circuit Court Records show that Jorden Batten, 22, appeared in court with an attorney, and the present bond was continued.

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Batten is expected to return to court on October 7 at 11:00 a.m.

Local 5 News will continue to follow this case as it progresses through the court system.

Green Bay woman accused of stealing from assisted living facility arraigned in court

TUESDAY, 07/02/2024, 4:00 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 22-year-old Green Bay woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars in items from residents at an assisted living facility was arraigned in court on Tuesday.

Wisconsin Circuit Court records show that Jorden Batten, 22, appeared in court with an attorney for arraignment. The present bond will be continued.

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Batten will be back in court for a status conference on Tuesday, August 13, at 10:00 a.m.

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Local 5 News will continue to follow this case as it progresses through the court system.

Green Bay woman accused of stealing from assisted living facility has preliminary hearing

MONDAY, 06/03/2024, 9:45 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A Green Bay woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars in items from residents at an assisted living facility had her preliminary hearing on Monday.

Court records show that 22-year-old Jorden Batten appeared with an attorney, where they waived their rights to a preliminary hearing.

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The court accepted the waiver, found probable cause, and ordered Batten to be bound over for arraignment. Her arraignment hearing is scheduled for July 2 at 9:00 a.m.

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Local 5 News will continue to follow this court case as it progresses through the justice system.

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Tuesday 5/21/2024 10:56 a.m.

(WFRV) – The woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from residents at an assisted living facility appeared back in court on Monday.

Court records show that 22-year-old Jorden Batten was back in court on May 20, this time with an attorney present.

At this time, the present bond was continued and Batten is scheduled to be back in court on June 3 at 10:30 a.m. for a preliminary hearing.

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THURSDAY 5/9/2024 12:45 p.m.

(WFRV) – The woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from residents at an assisted living facility appeared back in court on May 6.

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According to court records, 22-year-old Jorden Batten was back in court on May 6 for an indigence hearing. The State Public Defernder’s Office has reportedly not appointed an attorney for Batten.

Batten is scheduled to be back in court on May 20 for a status conference. Present bond was continued.

No additional information was provided. Local 5 will continue to update this story as the case progresses.

UPDATE: Indigency hearing scheduled for Green Bay woman accused of stealing while working at assisted living facility

Monday 4/22/2024 1:02 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A woman accused of stealing while she worked at an assisted living facility was back in court on Thursday.

22-year-old Jorden Batten was in court on April 18 for an adjourned initial appearance. Court records show she qualifies for SPD.

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The alleged victim in the case was also in court and requested that the case be moved forward.

The present bond was continued and Batten is expected to be back in court on May 6 at 9:00 a.m. for an Indigency hearing.

FRIDAY 3/8/2024 5:13 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A woman accused of stealing while she worked at an assisted living facility was back in court.

According to court records, 22-year-old Jorden Batten was in court on March 7 for an adjourned initial appearance. Records state that the Defender’s Office has not appointed an attorney for Batten.

She is scheduled to be back in court on April 18 at 8:30 a.m.

No additional information was provided.

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FRIDAY, January 19, 2024, 4:16 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A woman accused of stealing while she worked at an assisted living facility was back in court.

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According to court records, 22-year-old Jorden Batten was in court on January 18 for an adjourned initial appearance. The present bond was continued and records say that the State Public Defender’s Office has not appointed an attorney for Batten.

Batten is scheduled to appear in court on March 7 at 8:30 a.m. for an adjourned initial appearance.

Local 5 will continue to update this story as the case progresses.

UPDATE: Green Bay woman accused of stealing while working at assisted living facility appears in court

FRIDAY, December 8, 2:05 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 22-year-old Green Bay woman accused of stealing while working at an assisted living facility was back in court.

According to court records, Batten was in court on December 7 for her adjourned initial appearance. The State Public Defender’s Office has not reportedly appointed an attorney for Batten.

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Her next court date is scheduled for January 18 at 8:30 a.m. for another adjourned initial appearance.

No additional information was provided.

UPDATE: Green Bay woman charged with theft while working for assisted living facility scheduled to appear in court

Tuesday, October 31, 11:20 a.m.

(WFRV) – 21-year-old Jorden Batten, the woman charged with multiple counts of theft while working at an assisted living facility appeared in court on October 26.

Batten is scheduled to be back in court on December 7 at 8:30 a.m. for another adjourned initial appearance.

Local Five will update this story as more details become available.

Wednesday, September 6, 2:36 p.m.

(WFRV) – A Green Bay woman was officially charged with multiple counts of theft after allegedly taking items while working at an assisted living facility.

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According to a criminal complaint obtained by Local 5, 21-year-old Jorden Batten is facing four charges after allegedly stealing money and items from people living at an assisted living facility. On June 6 a deputy with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office was sent to an assisted living facility after someone reported that some residents had cash and items stolen from their rooms.

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One day later on June 7, a deputy responded to a similar theft complaint at the same location. This time, a tablet was reportedly missing at that time. A second resident also reported that their tablet was missing as well.

One of the tablets was returned to its owner’s room and later that night a staff member saw a tablet in another staff member’s bag. That bag reportedly belonged to Batten.

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Authorities ended up speaking to Batten and she reportedly admitted to taking three tablets and about $1,000 from residents over a four-week period.

On August 30, Batten spoke with authorities at the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. She provided a written statement.

The complaint says that the written statement mentioned that she stole items from multiple residents while she was an employee at the assisted living facility. She said in her statement that she feels bad about taking the items and will do whatever she can to pay them back.

Batten is charged with the following:

  • Theft – Movable property, Crime Against an Elderly or Disabled Person

    • Felony

    • Up to six years in prison

  • Theft – Movable Property

    • Felony

    • Up to six years in prison

  • Theft – Movable Property

    • Felony

    • Up to six years in prison

  • Theft – Movable property, Crime Against an Elderly or Disabled Person

    • Felony

    • Up to six years in prison

Court records show that Batten was in court on August 31 and had her signature bond set at $10,000. She is due back in court on October 26 for her adjourned initial appearance.

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