| Complaint details case against nurse
accused of filming patient |
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for March 19 in the case of a Three Lakes man accused of filming a patient at Ascension-St. Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander without their consent. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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March 31, 2021 09:24
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| Three Lakes man charged with illegally filming hospital patient |
A 31-year-old Three Lakes man has been charged with filming a patient at Ascension-St. Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander without consent. (subscriber access)
Friday, February 26, 2021
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February 23, 2021 17:27
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| Judge grants motions in Harshaw sexual assault cases |
An Oneida County judge has granted a motion filed by a Harshaw man facing three counts of child sexual assault, two of which date back to 1990, as the defense continues to investigate potential statute of limitations issues. (subscriber access)
Friday, February 26, 2021
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February 23, 2021 17:30
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| Two Rivers man arrested in ICAC investigation |
A Two Rivers man is facing two felony charges following an Oneida County Sheriff's Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation.
David Lee Bronk, 49, made his initial appearance Friday before Oneida County Circuit Judge Patrick O'Melia. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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February 21, 2021 12:25
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| Three Lakes man charged in accident that killed his father |
A 29-year-old Three Lakes man has been charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, and three other counts, after he allegedly backed over his 59-year-old father last Friday evening while the older man was helping to free his vehicle from a ditch on County Highway X. (subscriber access)
Friday, February 19, 2021
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February 16, 2021 17:40
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| Former county corrections officer
pleads not guilty to felony charges |
A 26-year-old Former Oneida County corrections officer charged with providing information on the area drug enforcement group in exchange for sexual favors from a former prisoner entered not guilty pleas to the charges Monday, Feb. 15. (subscriber access)
Friday, February 19, 2021
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February 16, 2021 17:41
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| Prentice man charged with lewd behavior at Rhinelander store |
A 61-year-old Prentice man has been charged with exposing his genitals to a minor and lewd and lascivious behavior after he allegedly exposed himself to a mother and her teenage daughter and then followed them around a Rhinelander department store Feb. 5. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
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February 14, 2021 11:45
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| Wegner picks up third misdemeanor case in Lincoln County |
A third misdemeanor case was filed in Lincoln County Circuit Week last week against the assistant director of the Oneida County Planning and Zoning Department. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
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February 14, 2021 11:48
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| DPA calls for remaining charge in Guild case to be dismissed in May |
The misconduct in public office case against former Rhinelander city administrator Daniel Guild will be dismissed in May, provided the defendant commits no crimes between now and May 6, according to a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) filed by the Oneida County district attorney's office. (subscriber access)
Friday, February 12, 2021
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February 9, 2021 17:33
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| Forest County man bound over for trial on ICAC charges |
A 35-year-old Forest County man was bound over for further proceedings Jan. 29 in a case where he is alleged to have used an internet dating application to arrange a sexual encounter with a person he believed to be an underage female. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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February 7, 2021 12:56
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| Manitowish Waters man receives DEJ in contractor fraud case |
A 43-year-old Manitowish Water man entered a no contest plea in Oneida County Circuit Court Thursday morning in a case dating back to November 2019 when he accepted $33,500 from a Town of Minocqua couple as down payment for building a pole barn but never did the work. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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February 7, 2021 13:07
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| Milwaukee man facing federal drug and gun crimes following arrest in Oneida County |
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin in Madison has indicted a Milwaukee man apprehended by the Oneida County Sheriff's Department.
According to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, Dewayne Veasy, 30, has been charged with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and with possessing a mixture of heroin and fentanyl with intent to distribute, following grand jury action. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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February 7, 2021 13:10
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| Harshaw man files motion in sexual assault cases |
A lawyer representing a 56-year-old Harshaw man charged with three counts of first-degree sexual assault has filed a motion seeking to learn the identities of the two individuals who have alleged their assaults happened years ago when they were children. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
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February 31, 2021 09:41
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| Forest County man charged with using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime |
A 35-year-old Forest County man is facing two felony charges after he allegedly used an internet dating application to arrange a sexual encounter with a person he believed to be an underage female. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 29, 2021
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January 26, 2021 17:39
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| Sex offender charged in prostitution case |
A 36-year-old Rhinelander man has been charged with prostitution-nonmarital sexual intercourse, a misdemeanor, after he allegedly admitted to agreeing to pay to have a sexual encounter with a person he met over the internet. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 29, 2021
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January 26, 2021 17:48
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| Former corrections officer waives preliminary hearing |
Former Oneida County corrections officer Jacob Dean Petitt has been bound over for further proceedings following a brief hearing Wednesday before Oneida County Circuit Judge Michael Bloom. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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January 24, 2021 10:58
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| OC corrections officer resigns in wake of arrest |
According to a press release issued by sheriff's captain Terri Hook Thursday evening, Jacob Petitt has resigned his position as a corrections officer with the Oneida County sheriff's office.
Friday, January 15, 2021
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January 13, 2021 18:18
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| Arbor Vitae man sentenced to prison for nursing home sexual assault |
A 19-year-old Arbor Vitae man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years extended supervision, for inappropriately touching an elderly dementia patient while he was working as a nursing assistant in a residential facility. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 8, 2021
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January 7, 2021 09:28
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| Woodruff man charged with child exploitation in Waukesha County |
Additional felony charges have been filed against a 26-year-old Woodruff man who is being held in the Oneida County jail on 10 counts of possession of child pornography. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 8, 2021
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January 7, 2021 09:27
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| Judge grants bond modification
in fatal OWI case |
An Oneida County judge will allow a Stevens Point man charged in connection with a fatal drunk driving accident in Minocqua last July to drive to and from work.
According to online court records, Judge Patrick O'Melia granted Christopher A. Gore's motion for a bond modification following a hearing Tuesday afternoon in Oneida County Circuit Court. Gore also entered not guilty pleas during the Tuesday appearance. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 8, 2021
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January 7, 2021 09:28
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| Schirmacher gets reduction in bond in arson case |
Bond has been reduced in the case of a 42-year-old Rhinelander woman accused of arson in connection with a July 27 fire in an apartment she was renting on County Highway W. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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January 3, 2021 12:30
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| Stevens Point man charged in fatal OWI accident seeks bond modification |
The 36-year-old Stevens Point man facing two felonies in connection with a fatal car accident in Minocqua July 12 has filed a motion for bond modification so that he can drive to work. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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January 3, 2021 12:29
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| Judge sets deadlines in toddler death case |
The case against a 29-year-old Rhinelander woman accused of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of her 20-month-old stepson last April has not yet reached the trial stage but deadlines were set Tuesday for attorneys on both sides to disclose experts. (subscriber access)
Thursday, October 19, 2017
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October 17, 2017 17:20
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| Eagle River man charged with
homicide in September shooting
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An Eagle River man accused of killing a 20-year-old Conover man after firing a gun he thought was unloaded has been charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a weapon (restricted controlled substance) and homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
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October 17, 2017 17:25
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| Rhinelander man charged with sexually assaulting teen |
A 30-year-old Rhinelander man has been charged with second-degree sexual assault and sexual intercourse with a child. (subscriber access)
Thursday, October 19, 2017
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October 17, 2017 17:28
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| Two Rhinelander residents arrested for drugs, child neglect |
The North Central Drug Enforcement Group Task Force (NORDEG) and the Oneida County sheriff's office arrested two Rhinelander residents Sept. 22 on drug and child neglect charges. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
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October 15, 2017 17:20
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| Chagnon enters not
guilty pleas; bond reduced |
A 24-year-old Rhinelander man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl he was supervising as part of his job at a local business says he's not guilty. (subscriber access)
Saturday, October 7, 2017
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October 5, 2017 17:28
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| Lee Lech makes initial appearance
in Dane County sexual assault case |
Former Oneida County sheriff's deputy Lee Lech made his initial appearance in Dane County Circuit Court Thursday to answer to a sexual assault charge. (subscriber access)
Saturday, September 30, 2017
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September 28, 2017 17:16
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| Rhinelander man, 24, charged with sexually assaulting teenage coworker |
A 24-year-old Rhinelander man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl he was supervising as part of his job at a local business. (subscriber access)
Saturday, September 30, 2017
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September 28, 2017 17:21
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| Minocqua woman accused of assaulting corrections officer faces new charges |
A 24-year-old Minocqua woman accused of injuring a corrections officer at the Oneida County Jail in June was charged Sept. 20 with two more crimes in two separate cases. (subscriber access)
Thursday, September 28, 2017
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September 26, 2017 17:09
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