News 03.15.18
16 March 2018 News
One of two men charged in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man pleads not guilty. Twenty three year old Jesse Schultz entered the plea to a charge of first degree intentional homicide at an arraignment hearing in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Wednesday. Twenty two year old Devon Neuman earlier pleaded not guilty to the same charge. Schultz and Neuman are charged in the September 23 shooting death of Logan Foster in a parking lot across the street from the Press Box tavern on Forest Avenue. Schultz and Neuman are being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail on $1 million cash bond.
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Bomb technicians from the FBI conducted a final sweep of the apartment building where a fatal explosion occurred last week were able to retrieve some important items for tenants who were not allowed to collect personal belongings. The technicians were sweeping the building for ammunitions and hazardous materials prior to Thursday’s controlled burn of the building. Because of the volatility of the chemicals inside the building, residents had to leave behind family heirlooms, important papers, jewelry and other belongings. The city says the bomb technicians were able to grab some important property on behalf of the tenants. Authorities set a controlled fire Thursday to burn the chemicals that could not be removed because of their volatility. The explosion March 5 killed one tenant, 28-year-old Benjamin Morrow, who police believe was making bombs.
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Two Wisconsin men who illegally poached a bull elk near the Nevada-Utah line have been sentenced to 10 days in jail and ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines and penalties. Nevada wildlife officials say Ed Singler of Shiocton, Wisconsin had a valid hunting tag for the area. But the elk killed in White Pine County in 2015 was actually shot by his son, Ryan Singler of New London, Wisconsin. The two claimed the father fired the shot but eventually pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanors. Wisconsin conservation officers brought the violation to the attention of Nevada game wardens. A White Pine County judge suspended 270-day jail sentences for each in Ely, but fined the son $2,000 and the father $1,000. They each also have to pay $6,000 civil penalties and do 40 hours community service in Wisconsin.
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U.S. Attorney Scott Blader’s office says the investigation into alleged misconduct at the Lincoln Hills juvenile prison in northern Wisconsin is continuing. The comment Wednesday comes after Republican state Sen. Van Wanggaard said Wednesday the Federal Bureau of Investigation told him in December it had concluded its probe of the prison in Irma, north of Wausau. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for western Wisconsin said only that the investigation was continuing.
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