Burglary
A 43-year-old Appleton man has been charged with breaking into the Shawano Cinema in November 2013 and stealing nearly $5,000 in cash.
Fred W. Olson could a face maximum 12½ years in prison and a $25,000 fine on a felony count of burglary, as well as six years and a $10,000 fine on each of three felony counts of bail jumping and 3½ years and a $10,000 fine for felony theft if found guilty.
Olson is accused breaking into the cinema with another man not yet charged Nov. 2, 2013, and making off with a safe.
According to the criminal complaint, Olson was arrested in connection with another burglary and admitted to Oshkosh police his part in numerous burglaries, including the one at Shawano Cinema.
The complaint states Olson confessed to burglaries in Oshkosh, Neenah, Appleton, Grand Chute Hartford, West Bend and Fond du Lac. A number of the burglaries involved cinemas.
Olson is due in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court on Nov. 25. He is also facing burglary charges in Outagamie, Washington and Winnebago counties.
Possession of methamphetamine
Two people are facing felony possession of methamphetamine charges after Shawano County sheriff’s deputies allegedly discovered the drug in their car while checking on a suspicious vehicle in the town of Wittenberg last month.
Nicholas R. Larsen, 33, of Deerbrook, and Christine N. Remsburg, 24, of White Lake, were in a vehicle in a closed park around 11 p.m. Oct. 1.
Deputies checking up on the vehicle found both under the influence of drugs, according to the complaint. A K-9 sniff of the vehicle and search located meth and various drug paraphernalia, according to the criminal complaint.
Larsen and Remsburg could each face a maximum possible penalty of 3½ years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty.
Larsen was freed on a $2,500 signature bond and is due back in court for an adjourned initial appearance Dec. 16.
Remsburg is scheduled for an initial court appearance Nov. 24.
Strangulation
A Pulaski man is facing a felony count of strangulation and suffocation in connection with an alleged domestic abuse incident Sunday in the town of Maple Grove.
Jeremy A. Hungerford, 30, could face a maximum six years in prison and a $10,000 fine if found guilty. He is also charged with a misdemeanor count of domestic abuse-related disorderly conduct.
According to the criminal complaint, a verbal dispute turned physical when Hungerford allegedly grabbed a woman by the neck and choked her, leaving marks on her neck.
The woman and the child were able to get out of the residence and lock themselves in a car until sheriff’s deputies arrived, according to the complaint.
Hungerford was ordered held on a $2,000 cash bond after an appearance before Judge William Kussel Jr. He is due in court for an adjourned initial appearance Monday.