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11 August 2018 News
Oshkosh Stabbing Suspect Bound Over For Trial
The 35-year-old Oshkosh man suspected of stabbing a man and a woman outside of bar last month recently waived his preliminary hearing in Winnebago County Court. Jesse McComb was bound over for trial on two counts of attempted first degree intentional homicide. He will be arraigned on September 7th. According to the criminal complaint McComb stabbed the two after a man refused to sell him a cigarette. McComb allegedly stabbed the male victim three times, and the woman twice. He is being held in the County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond.
Accidental Death At Sheboygan Contruction Site
Sheboygan Police say a Wauwatosa man was killed in a construction accident at the Meijer’s building site in Sheboygan Thursday morning. Officials say Marcelo Barreilo-Mersfelder was killed when he got pinned between some construction equipment and a wall. He was pouring concrete at the site. The Medical Examiner says blunt force trauma is the cause of death. An investigation is underway but the death has been ruled accidental.
Former Sheriff Endorses Waldschmidt
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s candidate Ryan Waldschmidt has picked up another endorsement. The Sheriff’s Captain now has the support of former County Sheriff Jim Gilmore. Gilmore deputized Waldschmidt in the deputy reserve program in 1998. Gilmore believes Waldschmidt to be the most qualified candidate. His opponent is Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Norton who is also running as a Republican candidate. The two face each other in Tuesday’s primary election, with the winner facing no opposition in November.
Woman Smuggles Wedding Ring To Imprisoned Husband
A 44-year-old Greenfield woman who smuggled her husband’s wedding ring and other contraband to him at a Waupun prison has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with Dodge County prosecutors. The inmate at Waupun Correctional blew the whistle on his spouse, Ann Rachwal. while his cell was being searched last December. He told guards she had given him quarters, a pen, stamps, and the ring. She told investigators she was hoping he would write her while he was in prison. If she avoids committing another crime during the term of the agreement she will avoid prosecution for a felony.
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