Hit and run — reckless injury
A Shawano man has been charged with felony counts of reckless injury and hit-and-run causing injury after an incident Sunday in the town of Wescott in which he allegedly struck a pedestrian and fled the scene.
Anthony J. Schwartz, 26, was allegedly involved in an altercation with another patron at the Blind Squirrel on Lake Drive in Wescott just prior to the incident, according to the criminal complaint.
He went to his vehicle and left the parking lot at high speed, according to witnesses, striking a man who had broken up the fight in the bar. The man sustained head and neck injuries, according to the complaint.
Sheriff’s deputies spotted Schwartz’s vehicle a short time later and pulled it over after seeing it go through a stop sign at state Highway 22 and County Road R, according to the complaint.
The complaint states a preliminary breath test on Schwartz showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.27 percent, more than three times the legal limit.
Schwartz could face a maximum 12 1/2 years in prison and a $25,000 fine on the charge of reckless injury if convicted. He could also face a maximum nine months imprisonment and a $10,000 fine on the felony count of hit and run causing injury.
He is also charged with a misdemeanor count of first-offense OWI causing injury.
Schwartz was released on a $500 cash bond and $4,500 signature bond after an appearance before Judge James Habeck on Monday.
He is due back in court for an adjourned initial appearance on Aug. 29.
Felony retail theft
A Green Bay man already suspected in a series of shoplifting incident in two other counties is facing a charge of felony retail theft in Shawano County after allegedly making off with a TV from Walmart in February.
Kingsley M. Cottrell, 27, is accused of stealing a 55-inch Vizio television from the Shawano Walmart at 1244 E. Green Bay St. The TV was valued at about $700, making the theft a felony.
According to the complaint, surveillance video had identified the suspect as Cottrell. The store had previously received a “Be on the Lookout” for Cottrell, along with his picture, from the Walmart in Green Bay, according to the criminal complaint.
The complaint states Cottrell was suspected in multiple thefts in Green Bay and Outagamie.
Cottrell could face a maximum 3 1/2 years in prison if convicted. He is also charged with two counts of felony bail jumping, which carries a maximum 6 years and $10,000 fine.
Cottrell has three felony retail theft cases pending in Brown County and two felony bail jumping cases in Outagamie County.
No court date has been set in the Shawano County case.
Child abuse - bodily harm
A Cecil man is facing a felony charge of physical abuse of a child-intentionally causing bodily harm after an incident in Shawano on Saturday.
Christopher N. Brunner, 46, is accused of choking and throwing an 11-year-old child during a cookout in the city.
Brunner could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty.
He was released on a $1,000 signature bond and is due in court for an adjourned initial appearance on Aug. 15