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Witnesses recall April 28, 1982 as Mendez murder trial continues
Six witnesses testified Tuesday in the murder of trial of Robin "Bob" Mendez. All of the witnesses had contact with either the defendant, his wife, Barbara, or both of them on April 28, 1982, the day Barbara was bludgeoned to death at the former Park City Credit Union in Minocqua. …
Mendez trial begins with testimony from daughter, medical examiner
The first-degree murder trial of Robin "Bob" Mendez opened Thursday morning with divergent theories as to what took place shortly after 5 p.m. April 28, 1982 when the defendant's wife, Park City Credit Union employee Barbara Mendez, was attacked as she closed the Minocqua office for the day. (subscriber access)
Mendez trial delayed to give defense time to review new material
Just days before opening arguments were scheduled to begin, a Northwoods murder case that dates back to 1982 was postponed Wednesday after a judge ruled the defendant's right to effective assistance of counsel had left her no choice but to grant a defense motion for adjournment so counsel can review …
Judge: Mendez defense free to argue third-party guilt
The defense team representing a 70-year-old Minocqua man charged with bludgeoning his wife to death in April 1982 will be able to introduce evidence that a third party committed the crime when the case goes to trial in Oneida County Circuit Court, however a late request for an adjournment has …
Schlosser facing third sexual assault charge after second resident alleges inappropriate touching at residential facility
An 18-year-old Arbor Vitae man accused of sexually assaulting a dementia patient earlier this month at a Minocqua residential facility where he was working as a CNA (certified nursing assistant) is facing an additional charge after a second resident of the same facility came forward to report unwanted sexual contact. …
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Defense seeks to point finger at third party in 1982 bludgeoning case
An attorney for a 70-year-old Minocqua man charged with killing his wife in April 1982 has filed a motion seeking to introduce evidence that a third party bludgeoned Barbara Mendez in the course of a robbery at the credit union where she worked. (subscriber access)
Arbor Vitae man charged with sexual assaulting dementia patient at residential facility
An 18-year-old Arbor Vitae man is facing two counts of second-degree sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident at a Minocqua residential facility for the elderly March 19. (subscriber access)
Lussier considers appeal of murder conviction, charges dropped in Vilas County
A third man convicted in the murder of a Lac du Flambeau man in 2017 is considering an appeal. (subscriber access)
Danielczak pleads no contest in attempted murder-for-hire case
A 28-year-old Rhinelander woman entered a no contest plea Tuesday afternoon in Oneida County Circuit Court to a charge of solicitation of first-intentional homicide related to an alleged plot to have her husband killed. (subscriber access)
Appeals court weighs in on question of Martinson's 'choice'
Just over two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the day Ashlee Martinson killed her mother and stepfather, a state appeals court weighed in on one of the central questions surrounding the crime: Did Ashlee have a choice? (subscriber access)
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Minocqua man facing felony theft by contractor charge in connection with St. Germain project
A Minocqua man has been charged in Vilas County Circuit Court with felony theft by contractor in connection with $97,000 in payments from the St. Germain Chamber of Commerce and nearly $50,000 in payments from a private couple. (subscriber access)
Judge to allow forensic consultant to testify at Mendez trial
Marathon County Circuit Judge Jill Falstad will allow Oneida County prosecutors to call a retired Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent turned independent forensic consultant to testify at the upcoming murder trial of a 70-year-old Minocqua man accused of bludgeoning his wife back in 1982. (subscriber access)
Court denies appeal in murder case
The third district Court of Appeals in Wausau has rejected convicted double murderer Ashlee Martinson's bid for a new sentencing hearing. (subscriber access)
Oungst jury trial set for October
An Arbor Vitae man will stand trial on a murder charge this fall in Iron County Circuit Court. (subscriber access)
NCES assault case set for trial in September
A 65-year-old Tomahawk man accused of sexually assaulting a Rhinelander elementary school student in a school closet in November 2018 will stand trial in September. (subscriber access)
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