Chris Vetter

6 days ago | chippewa.com | Chris Vetter

A Bloomer man accused of sexually touching a teenage boy entered a not guilty plea Wednesday. Scott R. Detlaff, 44, 14047 110th St., was charged in Chippewa County Court in August with repeated sexual assault of the same child, a class C felony. Detlaff appeared in court for his arraignment Wednesday, where he entered the not guilty plea. Judge Steve Gibbs set a return court date for June 25. No trial dates have been set at this time.

6 days ago | chippewa.com | Chris Vetter

Just days before a trial was slated to begin, charges of child sexual assault against a Cornell man have been dismissed. Jeremiah J. Hakes, 44, 317 S. 5th St., was charged in February 2024 in Chippewa County Court with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. He was accused of sexually touching a 12-year-old girl.

6 days ago | leadertelegram.com | Chris Vetter

MENOMONIE — A plea deal has apparently been reached in a case where an Eau Claire man is accused of driving drunk and causing a Dec. 24 crash that killed a Dunn County correctional officer. Mark A. Sokolowski, 41, 306 Minnesota St., Eau Claire, was charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle. He is accused of driving drunk and killing corrections officer Jeff Reynolds, as well as injuring other people in Sokolowski’s car.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Chris Vetter |Eau Claire

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Just days before a trial was slated to begin, charges of child sexual assault against a Cornell man have been dismissed. Jeremiah J. Hakes, 44, 317 S. 5th St., was charged in February 2024 in Chippewa County Court with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. He was accused of sexually touching a 12-year-old girl.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Chris Vetter |Eau Claire

MENOMONIE — A plea deal has apparently been reached in a case where an Eau Claire man is accused of driving drunk and causing a Dec. 24 crash that killed a Dunn County correctional officer. Mark A. Sokolowski, 41, 306 Minnesota St., Eau Claire, was charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle. He is accused of driving drunk and killing corrections officer Jeff Reynolds, as well as injuring other people in Sokolowski’s car.