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CRIME NEWS
Sentencing set for Wausau man convicted in girlfriend’s drug-related homicide
A Wausau man whose girlfriend died in an apparent overdose will learn his fate in November, roughly two months after he was convicted of first-degree reckless homicide and other charges. Andrew C. Washburn, 35, is one of at least two people charged in connection with the May 12. 2023 fatal...
Wausau parents bound over for trial in horrific abuse case
A Wausau couple facing felony charges after years of troubling reports about their children’s living conditions have been bound over for trial, after a preliminary hearing held last week. Cassandra Huck, 30, and Anthony C. Huck, 41, each face identical felony child neglect charges filed July 12 in Marathon...
Wausau man who stalked former girlfriend convicted of multiple charges
A Wausau-area man who cut his former girlfriend’s brake lines, placing her and others at risk of severe injury or death, will head to prison after he was convicted of multiple charges last week in Marathon County Circuit Court. Jeremy Jimmerson, 42, appeared Oct. 9 for a pretrial conference...
Plover man charged with kidnapping Wausau man, holding him in a basement and beating him
WAUSAU − An arrest warrant was issued Monday in Portage County Circuit Court for a 19-year-old Plover man suspected of helping in a plot to kidnap a Wausau man, hold him in a basement and beat him up. Jeremiah J. Pelletier is facing charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, being a party to the crime of substantial battery and being a party to the crime of false imprisonment. ...