The energy shortage and the state's agreement to underwrite two-thirds of the Janesville Transit System's perennial operating deficit leads the city council to add two bus routes for a total of seven and return to half hourly, rather than hourly, service. Ridership rises 68 percent through August. The officers become targets for the junk hurled by rowdies, but none is hit. 10 streakers flash nude through the Janesville Mall, and a young man wearing only streaker sneakers zips down Janesville's Main Street. But when called to testify in Stowers' trial, he refuses to answer most questions, citing his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself.
Barnes returns to the job but is fired because of official misconduct regarding the investigations.
In July, Stowers, a 10-year veteran of the force, will be found guilty of perjury and receiving and concealing stolen property while three charges of concealing stolen property are dismissed. An appeal results in the stolen goods charge being dropped, but he serves time on the perjury conviction. He returns to the force but is suspended for 42 days because of official misconduct regarding the internal and external investigations of the case. In August, Furan is found guilty of receiving stolen property and of obstructing. He agrees to plead no contest to the obstructing charge in exchange for dropping a charge of perjury to John Doe investigators.