Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending Aug. 22
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending Aug. 22, 2019: Editor’s note: This weekly feature of the Wausau Pilot & Review is being published in…
DOJ: No wrongdoing by police in fatal high speed crash that killed Wausau brothers
By Shereen Siewert Police involved in a high speed chase of man suspected in a brutal sexual assault case that ended in the death of two men have been cleared…
Athens contractor accused of defrauding Wausau woman
By Shereen Siewert An Athens contractor who already owes thousands of dollars to a Lincoln County homeowner is facing multiple criminal charges after a Wausau woman reported him to the…
4 teens charged in Schofield home invasion, assault
By Shereen Siewert Four teens, including one juvenile, are facing an array of felony charges after a Schofield home invasion and assault of an 18-year-old man. According to Everest Metro…
Crews respond to Hwy. 29 car fire near Marathon
By Shereen Siewert Emergency crews were called Wednesday afternoon to a report of a vehicle on fire on Hwy. 29 near Marathon. The fire was reported at about 2:10 p.m.…
Wausau elementary teacher gets $50 fine in drug case
By Shereen Siewert A Wausau elementary school teacher arrested in April with various narcotics for which she did not have a prescription was ordered Wednesday to pay a $50 fine…
Police: Bullet strikes Wausau home
By Darren Siewert Wausau police are investigating after a bullet struck a home Sunday on the city’s west side. At about 8:26 p.m. Aug. 18, an officer responded to the…
Employee accused of threatening Menards distribution center
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is accused of threatening to open fire at a Menards distribution center. Thirty-one-year-old Kevin Pinkham of Eau Claire was charged Tuesday with…
Plover woman ordered to repay $157K for faking infant’s illness
By Shereen Siewert A 25-year-old Plover mother accused of chronic child neglect and physical abuse of a child will repay $157,061.83 for medical expenses incurred when she faked her child’s…
Speeding motorcyclist arrested on 7th OWI in Marathon County
By Shereen Siewert A 48-year-old Stetsonville man is facing his seventh charge of operating while intoxicated, after being pulled over for allegedly driving his motorcycle at speeds topping 90 mph…
Wausau man accused of trying to blow up former girlfriend’s vehicle
By Shereen Siewert A 24-year-old Wausau man was arrested Sunday morning after allegedly trying to blow up his former girlfriend’s vehicle. William Pries III faces felony charges of attempted arson…
Repeat sex offender accused of assaulting 9-year-old child in Marathon County
By Shereen Siewert A 30-year-old Marathon man is facing child sex assault charges after a Wausau Pilot and Review Crime Gallery photo prompted a second victim to come forward and…
Woman dies, man injured in fall into Winnebago County quarry
POYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A woman has died and her husband was injured after they fell into a quarry in Winnebago County. The incident happened Monday in the town of…
Police: Speeding driver with child in car arrested for 4th OWI
By Shereen Siewert Police in Portage County arrested a man speeding on I39 Sunday on preliminary charges of fourth offense drunken driving with a child inside the vehicle. According to…
Police: Wisconsin man who attacked officer fatally shot
CALEDONIA, Wis. (AP) — Police say an officer responding to a report of a burglary attempt in Caledonia, Wisconsin, was attacked by a man with an “edged weapon” and fired…
Police identify victim in fatal motorcycle crash
By Shereen Siewert The victim in a fatal Waushara County motorcycle crash has been identified as 45-year-old Ronnie Haase. The crash happened at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday on Hwy. 49…
Wrongfully convicted man seeks $5.7 million in compensation
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who spent 25 years in prison in connection with a 1992 homicide wants the state to pay him nearly…
Fond du Lac man pleads guilty to grisly shooting death
JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) — A Fond du Lac man has pleaded guilty in a grisly homicide, and prosecutors are seeking life without parole. Twenty-one-year-old Nigel Schultz pleaded guilty Friday to…
