Man accused of stalking a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is sentenced to probation in plea deal

A Wisconsin man accused of sending the state Supreme Court’s chief justice intimidating emails has been sentenced to probation. Ryan Thornton, 37, of Racine, was charged in Dane County in October with one count of felony stalking as well as misdemeanor counts of intimidating a victim and disorderly conduct. According to a criminal complaint, Thornton sent Chief Justice Jill Karofsky emails this past fall accusing her of being manipulative, telling her to “eject” herself from office and asking for her home address.