A Green Bay man who pleaded no contest to reckless homicide in a high-speed crash that killed three people was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday.
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40 years in prison for drug debt homicide
A man convicted of killing a Green Bay area woman in 2016 because of her boyfriend's drug debt has been given a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.
Read More »Lasee, Chiapete appointed to DA spots
Brown and Racine counties have two new district attorneys after Gov. Scott Walker made appointments on Thursday.
Read More »Mid-February trial date for Packers’ Erik Walden (UPDATE)
A mid-February trial date has been set for Green Bay Packers linebacker Erik Walden on a disorderly conduct-domestic abuse charge.
Read More »Walker appoints veteran DA to Brown County bench
Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday appointed veteran Brown County District Attorney John Zakowski to the county’s circuit court bench.
Read More »Packers’ Walden charged with disorderly conduct (UPDATE)
Green Bay Packers linebacker Erik Walden has been charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct-domestic abuse following a fight with his girlfriend.
Read More »Packers LB Walden released from jail (UPDATE)
By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Green Bay Packers linebacker Erik Walden was released from jail Monday after spending the weekend behind bars following his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence. Walden was arrested Friday in Brown County on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend at their apartment near Green Bay. County District Attorney John Zakowski said Walden’s girlfriend ...
Read More »Marchers: Flawed prosecution led to ’92 slaying convictions
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of six men who were convicted in a grisly 1992 Green Bay killing are continuing their efforts to get the convictions overturned, arguing that the men were victims of flawed investigation and prosecution. About 60 people marched Friday around the Brown County courthouse, chanting that they wanted “truth and justice now.” The six men ...
Read More »DA: De Pere police justified in shooting man
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — An investigation has cleared De Pere police officers who shot and killed a man who threatened them with a gun. Brown County District Attorney John Zakowski said the officers repeatedly ordered Daniel LeCleir to drop his gun before fatally shooting him outside his town house on March 1. Officers had gone to LeCleir’s town house ...
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