Chad Lamont, age 44, of Friendship, appeared in Adams County Court facing three charges including misdemeanor battery (with domestic abuse assessments), criminal damage to property as a domestic abuse repeater, and disorderly conduct as a domestic abuse repeater. His prior convictions were in April and July of 2019.
Mark Filenius, age 55 of Prentice, appeared in Adams County Court on Dec. 16 facing charges of hit-and-run and driving under the influences as a third offence. His previous OWI’s were in 1993, and 1995.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign from Friday, December 18 through New Year’s Day, January 1.
Thomas Cotter, age 56, appeared in Adams County Court on Dec. 9 facing charges of possession of narcotics, operating a vehicle on under the influence, and for possession of drug paraphernalia. Two other drug-related charges in a separate matter were read in and dismissed. Cotter’s first OWI was in 2015.
The man apparently responsible for the December 2019 vehicle crash at STH 21 and CTH Z appeared in Adams County Court on Nov 21 facing seven counts of reckless driving causing injury.
A Nekoosa woman was sentenced on Dec. 2 for her role in stealing items that later were sold to a Wisconsin Rapids pawn shop. In all, 21 items were stolen and pawned.
On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 1641 hours the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting someone had been shot in a hunting incident near the intersection of Czech Ave and 7th Court in the Town of Coloma, Waushara County Wisconsin. The Waushara County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Natural Resources,
Neal Tew, age 58, of Adams, appeared in Adams County Court on Nov. 17 facing 10 counts of possession of child pornography and, in a separate matter, one count of failing to comply with an officer in an apparent suicide attempt.
Brett Stratton, of Adams, age 18, appeared in Adams County Court facing charges of resisting or obstructing an officer and for possession of THC as a party to a crime, on Nov. 17.