Strangulation, child abuse
A Wittenberg teen pleaded not guilty Monday to felony counts of strangulation and suffocation and physical abuse of a child in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court.
Tyler J. Gray, 18, is accused of choking a 16-year-old boy and causing injury during an April 12 incident in the town of Wittenberg. The incident allegedly happened at the Homme Home Acceptance Unit, W18090 Hemlock Road, in Wittenberg.
He could face a maximum possible penalty of 12 1/2 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted of child abuse, and six years and a $10,000 fine if found guilty of strangulation and suffocation.
Gray is scheduled for a pre-trial conference May 30. He was being held on an $8,500 cash bond set by Judge William Kussel Jr.
Possession of cocaine
A Shawano man is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Tuesday on a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver cocaine.
Theodore J. Miller, 37, was arrested April 24 at the Headquarters bar in the city after allegedly trying to pass drugs to a bartender, who threw them into the garbage.
Shawano police were already investigating an assault case outside the bar when they were notified of the incident. Police retrieved a baggie from the garbage that contained 0.2 grams of cocaine, according to the criminal complaint.
Miller could face a maximum 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted. He was being held on a $500 cash bond set by Judge William Kussel Jr.
Forgery
An Auburndale woman is facing two felony counts of forgery for allegedly passing bogus checks using someone else’s name at casinos in Wittenberg and Bowler.
Shannon S. Steuck, 37, is due in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court for an initial appearance May 19.
According to the criminal complaint, Steuck passed two checks totaling $654 at the Ho-Chunk Casino and Wittenberg and the North Star Casino in Gresham in October.
The checks were apparently stolen from Steuck’s former mother-in-law and bore her name, according to the complaint.
Steuck could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine on each count if convicted.