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Christopher Jerome Endicott, 53, who was sentenced in 2019 to eight years in prison for identity theft, stalking and burglary, was found unresponsive in his cell in the Brainerd jail. Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.
On the first day of his jury trial last week, a Janesville man pivoted and pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison on drug and gun charges, court records show.
Togo, Willow River prisons remain open; new bill brings hope to expand TOGO, MN--Togo and Willow River state prisons will remain open after a budget deficit puts them in danger of closing. "Right now, the Department of Corrections has no intentions of shutting down either Willow River or Togo, which I am very thankful for," said District 3A State Representative Rob Ecklund. The locations won't be closing due to the DOC's proposed budget being passed in the fall of 2020, saving not just the prisons but the Challenge Incarceration Program helping people bounce back f...
OCONTO – A Green Bay man is accused of leading police officers over a 30-mile, high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle from Oconto to a Howard supermarket. The chase began about 9:35 p.m. on Jan. 30, after Oconto Police Officer Brad Shearer came upon a westbound car that had stopped for extended period of time at the intersection of Doran Street and Pine Avenue at the south edge of the city. After the vehicle turned north onto Pine Avenue and pulled into a driveway, Shearer learned from a records check that car had been reported stolen in Green Bay and activated his lights and siren.
Oconto County Court: Felony charges filed in two domestic abuse cases OCONTO – Five felony charges were filed against an Oconto man over an alleged domestic battery incident July 1 in which a woman said she was punched dozens of times and suffered a broken wrist. Brody L. Tappa, 34, was charged on Oct. 21 and summoned to make his initial appearance in court on Nov. 22. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest after he did not appear in court. He was arrested Jan. 3 and appeared on Jan. 4, when his bond was set at $5,000 cash. According to the criminal complaint: The incident was first rep...