FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 26-year-old Green Bay man who faces charges for allegedly recording people outside their homes appeared in court for a plea hearing on Thursday.
Court records show that Mitchell Hirt was in court with his attorney via video and the present bond was continued.
Hurt is scheduled to be back in court for another plea hearing on Friday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025, 2:25 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 26-year-old Green Bay man who faces charges for allegedly recording people outside their homes appeared in court for a status conference on Friday morning.
Court records show that Mitchell Hurt was in court with his attorneys, one of whom appeared by video for him. The hearing, initially scheduled as a plea hearing, was posted as a status conference.
A new plea hearing for Hirt is set for March 5 at 3:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025, 1:25 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 25-year-old Green Bay man accused of recording people outside their homes was in court for a status conference on Monday.
Court records show that Mitchell Hurt was in court with his attorneys, one of whom appeared by video. The present bond continued.
A plea hearing was scheduled for Hirt, set for December 5 at 10 a.m.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025, 4:34 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 25-year-old Green Bay man accused of recording people outside their homes was back in court Tuesday for a status conference.
Mitchell Hurt appeared with an attorney, and his cash bond conditions were slightly modified. He is to be placed on house arrest and may leave only for mental health, medical, and treatment appointments.
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He is also allowed to attend church in Door County and seek, apply for, or work at a job in Door County only.
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Hurt is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 22, 2025, at 11 a.m. for another status hearing.
Local 5 News will continue to follow and update this case as it progresses through the court system.
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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025, 2:15 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 25-year-old Green Bay man accused of recording people outside their homes was back in court for an arraignment on Thursday.
According to court records, Michael Hirt appeared with his attorney and requested a bond motion. The judge denied the request, continuing his current bond conditions.
Hirt is scheduled to return to court for a status conference on June 24 at 1 p.m.
Local 5 News will continue to follow and provide updates as the case moves through the legal system.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2025, 10:27 A.M
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 25-year-old Green Bay man accused of recording multiple people outside their homes was back in court for a preliminary hearing.
Court records show that Michael Hirt was in court with an attorney on Friday, April 18.
During the hearing, Hirt and his attorney waived their preliminary hearing rights and filed a waiver form with the court.
Plea negotiations were then placed on the record with the court accepting the waiver/finding probable cause and ordering the defendant to be bound over to the assigned branch.
A request for a substitution was made and on April 22, an application for a specific judge was approved, with a judge officially being assigned on April 24.
Hirt is scheduled to be back in court on May 22 at 10:30 a.m. for an arraignment.
Green Bay man accused of recording people outside homes denied bond modification
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2025, 7:15 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 25-year-old Green Bay man accused of recording multiple people outside their homes had his request for a bond modification denied earlier this month.
Court records show Michael Hirt appeared for a status conference on April 1, where he and his attorney requested a change to his bond conditions. That request was denied.
Hirt is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing on April 18.
No additional details were provided.
Green Bay man accused of recording people outside their homes has bond set at $75K
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025, 2:25 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 25-year-old Green Bay man accused of recording multiple people outside their homes had his cash bond set at $75,000 during his initial court appearance on Friday.
Court records show Michael Hirt faces several felony charges, including stalking a victim under the age of 18. If he posts bond, he will be required to have no contact with the victims or their families, wear a GPS monitor, and avoid unsupervised contact with minors under 18.
Hirt is scheduled to return to court for a status conference on April 11.
No additional details were provided.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025, 3:14 P.M.
(WFRV) – A man from Brown County was charged with multiple counts of stalking and invasion of privacy after allegedly videotaping people through windows.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by Local 5, 25-year-old Mitchell Hirt is facing eight charges related to stalking and videotaping people from outside their homes. On March 3, around 8:30 p.m., the Brown County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious person in Suamico.
The complaint says a woman was sitting in her room when she saw someone outside her window recording her. A description of the suspect was given, and authorities contacted someone near the residence who matched the description.
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The suspect was later identified as Hirt, and he told authorities that he is not from the area but chose to drive there to walk. He reportedly admitted to recording the woman in her bedroom.
A few days later, on March 6, authorities reviewed Hirt’s phone and found multiple videos of an 11-year-old girl recorded from outside a window. The videos were taken on four different days, according to the complaint.
When authorities later interviewed Hirt, he reportedly admitted that he was there to film the girl and knew she was underage. The complaint says that Hirt told authorities he has a pornography addiction and specifically mentioned the kind where people videotape others from outside their residence.
Hirt reportedly admitted to videotaping several people without their knowledge and said he started doing it in early November 2024. Other videos were found on the phone, and authorities did not identify where they were taken at the time of this article.
Hirt is charged with:
- Stalking
- Felony
- Up to three and a half years in prison
- Invasion of Privacy
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison
- Stalking – Victim Under Age 18
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison
- Stalking
- Felony
- Up to three and a half years in prison
- Invasion of Privacy
- Felony
- Up to three and a half years in prison
- Invasion of Privacy
- Felony
- Up to three and a half years in prison
- Invasion of Privacy
- Felony
- Up to three and a half years in prison
- Invasion of Privacy
- Felony
- Up to three and a half years in prison
Court records show that Hirt was scheduled to have his initial appearance in court on March 7 at 2 p.m.
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No additional information was provided.
