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Woman pleads not guilty in multiple felony cases
EAU CLAIRE — A Beloit woman faces multiple felony charges after authorities accused her of endangering public safety when she fled officers. Cassandra Sloviak, 35, faces charges of second degree recklessly endangering safety, using a vehicle to flee or elude officers, resisting officers, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, hit and run, and two counts of bail jumping. The incident began shortly after 1 a.m. March 5, according to the...
Plea entered for suspect in fatal shooting of Altoona man
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A plea is entered for one of the three suspects charged in the fatal Sept. shooting of an Altoona man in Eau Claire on Sept. 17, 2022. Court records show 36-year-old Xavier Thompson of Eau Claire pleads no contest to an amended count of 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety as a party to a crime.
Plea ends case involving man thrown from balcony
EAU CLAIRE — An Altoona man who seriously injured another person when he threw him off a balcony has been sentenced. James Jackson, 46, was originally charged with first degree reckless injury, a Class D felony. He pleaded guilty to a charge of second degree reckless injury during a hearing Monday. Jackson will spend 210 days in jail. Work release privileges are determined by the jail. He was given 121...
Plea agreement reached in 2022 homicide
EAU CLAIRE — The second of four men charged in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting has pleaded no contest to a charge of second degree recklessly endangering safety as party to a crime, a far lower offense than the first degree homicide charge he originally faced. Xavier Thompson, 36, Eau Claire, had been scheduled for trial in October. A pre-sentencing investigation is due by Sept. 30, and Thompson’s sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 16. ...
Authorities speak on pets left in hot cars
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -Eau Claire Police say they’re seeing higher than normal cases of animals being left in hot cars. Even if you think it’s just a ‘quick trip’ into a store or building, leaving a pet in a hot car with just a cracked window is not enough.
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