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Timothy Olson Sentenced to 33 Years for Armed Kidnapping of 79-Year-Old in Franklin

The judge said consecutive punishment was necessary to recognize separate harms to the community.

Overview

  • A Milwaukee County jury on March 14 found Olson guilty on four felonies—including kidnapping an elderly person, two burglaries, and illegal ID use—and one misdemeanor for resisting.
  • Judge Kristy Yang ordered all five sentences to run consecutively, bringing the total prison term to 33 years.
  • Prosecutors said Olson forced the victim from a Franklin restaurant at gunpoint, drove her around for hours, coerced her to drink whiskey, and stole her phone, cash, and cards.
  • Olson represented himself after dismissing multiple attorneys, was removed from the courtroom for decorum violations, and lost his right to testify.
  • Investigators have accused him of using dating apps to target women, with reported links to two deaths that have not led to charges, and he still faces separate Racine County cases including alleged theft and second-degree sexual assault.