Maintaining a drug trafficking place
A Bowler man was charged in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court on Tuesday with running a marijuana operation out of his home.
Cody A. Miller, 26, is facing felony counts of manufacture and delivery of marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place. Each count carries a maximum possible penalty of 3½ years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Stockbridge-Munsee police and Shawano County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at Miller’s residence in March after a drug buy with a confidential informant, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities seized several baggies of marijuana, as well as synthetic marijuana, digital scales and other drug paraphernalia, according to the criminal complaint.
Miller was released on a $2,500 signature bond Tuesday and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Oct. 10.
Substantial battery
A Shawano woman arrested after a domestic disturbance in the city Sunday has been charged with a felony count of substantial battery.
Sophia M. Miller, 44, was taken into custody after a disturbance at the Wisconsin House, 216 E. Green Bay St.
According to the criminal complaint, she struck a 41-year-old man with a rock during the incident. The victim sustained several wounds that required stitches and a brain bleed, the complaint states.
Miller could face a maximum 3½ years in prison and $10,000 fine if convicted. She was ordered held on a $1,500 cash bond Monday and is due back in court for a preliminary hearing Wednesday.
Auto theft
A Clintonville woman is accused of stealing a pickup truck in the town of Grant on Sunday.
Margaret J. Boyd, 30, could face a maximum 3½ years in prison and $10,000 fine if convicted of operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. She is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of bail jumping.
According to the criminal complaint, a town of Grant couple noticed their truck missing Sunday afternoon and saw a strange car parked on their property. They then saw a woman later identified as Boyd drive the truck around to the back to the property and walk back to the unoccupied car. When they attempted to confront her, she sped off in the car, according to the criminal complaint.
The car was traced to a family member of Boyd’s who told authorities Boyd had been using it.
Boyd was ordered held on a $1,500 cash bond Monday and is due back in court for a preliminary hearing Wednesday.
Identity theft
A Cecil man has been charged with felony counts of theft and identity theft for allegedly using his father’s name to steal $25,000 from his parents’ savings account.
Jeramy Gschwind, 43, could face a maximum 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted of the felony theft count, and six years and a $10,000 fine for identity theft.
Gschwind allegedly used his father’s personal information at a town of Washington bank to have money orders made out to him and forwarded to a bank in Antigo, according to the criminal complaint.
Gschwind was being held on a $25,000 cash bond and is scheduled for an adjourned initial court appearance Monday.
Felony OWI
A Tigerton woman is facing a felony count of fourth offense operating while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle.
Kimberly A. Romualdo, 52, could face a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine if convicted.
Romualdo was arrested in the town of Wittenberg on Aug. 27 after authorities responded to a reckless driving complaint on Oriole Road, according to the criminal complaint.
Romualdo waived a preliminary hearing on the charge in court last week and is scheduled for arraignment Monday. She was freed on a $2,000 signature bond.
Felony theft
A homeless man has been charged with a felony count of theft for allegedly stealing a 12-gauge shotgun from a residence in Bonduel last month.
Kenneth J. Eder, 29, could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty. He is accused of stealing the gun from his brother’s residence and selling it, according to the criminal complaint.
Eder is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on Sept. 30.