Man gets 11 years in deer-killing case
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a rural Weyauwega man to 11 years in prison for running down and killing deer with a snowmobile. But 27-year-old Rory Kuenzi will serve the sentence concurrently with the 23 years he already is serving for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk. The Post-Crescent reports Kuenzi pleaded […]
Judge won’t step down in deer-killing case
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) – A Waupaca County judge is refusing to step down in the case of a rural Weyauwega man accused of running down and killing deer with a snowmobile. An attorney for Rory Kuenzi had questioned the impartiality of Judge Philip Kirk. That was because of comments Kirk made when he sentenced Kuenzi […]
Waupaca man get 2 years for perjury in homicide case
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A Waupaca man has been sentenced to two years behind bars for perjury in a homicide case. A jury last month found Walter Engel guilty of making false statements under oath during a John Doe proceeding into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kevin McCoy. Rory Kuenzi was found guilty of […]
Animal cruelty includes wild animals
Two men who ran over wild deer with snowmobiles can be prosecuted under the state’s animal cruelty statute.
Appeals court reinstates charges in deer kill case
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court has reinstated animal cruelty charges against two men accused of fatally hitting deer with their snowmobiles in 2009. A Waupaca County judge earlier dismissed the charges, saying they contradicted the state hunting law. However, in a 13-page decision issued Thursday, the District 4 appeals court reinstated the […]
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