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La Crosse pair charged with maintaining a “drug involved premises”
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX.WEUX) – A La Crosse man and woman are charged with drug possession. The Department of Justice says 27-year-old Stephan Johnston and 31-year-old Ashley Russell are charged with possessing 500 grams or more of meth and 40 grams or more of fentanyl, with intent to distribute. An indictment alleges, from January 28th […]
EC man sentenced on federal fraud charges
EAU CLAIRE — An Eau Claire man originally from Puerto Rico has been convicted of federal fraud charges. Robert Carter, who also went by aliases including Allison James, Robert Newman Carter and Newman Carter, received a 36-month federal prison sentence and fines exceeding $29,000. Sentencing lasted slightly less than 90 minutes. The indictment, filed in April, accuses Carter of sending “a fake bank wire transfer confirmation showing a payment of...
Sentencing postponed for woman who repeatedly stabbed man in the shower
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Sentencing has been postponed for a 55-year-old woman who repeatedly stabbed a man and hit him with a baseball bat at her Lake Hallie home on Dec. 24. Laura L. Feala, 4384 131th St., pleaded guilty in July to one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Charges of aggravated battery by use of a dangerous weapon and battery by use of a dangerous weapon were read-in and dismissed. ...