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Proceedings from Nov. 18 A waiver preliminary hearing was held for Justin A. Marquardt, 18, Oconto, on a misdemeanor charge and a felony charge of child abuse, intentionally cause harm Nov. 3 in Oconto. A $1,500 cash bond continues. An arraignment is Dec. 1. Kyle J. Doud, 23, Oconto, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of strangulation and suffocation and a misdemeanor charge from Oct. 28 in Oconto. A $1,500 cash bond continues. A pretrial conference is Dec. 5. A preliminary hearing was held for Melissa A. Rozzi, 35, Green Bay, on felony charges of possession of THC (second offense) party to a crime, possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture, compound, convert, produce or store methamphetamine party to a crime and one misdemeanor charge from April 22 in Abrams. A $2,500 cash bond continues. An arraignment is Dec. 1. An adjourned initial appearance was held for Jesse A. Kropp, 28, Wausau, on felony charges of knowingly operate a vehicle without a valid driver’s license (cause death) and homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle on Aug. 3 in Townsend. A $5,000 cash bond continues. A preliminary hearing is Dec. 12. Proceedings from Nov. 17 Steve C. Benjamin, 47, Pulaski, pleaded not guilty to six misdemeanor charges and a felony charge of strangulation and suffocation on Sept. 27 and 28 in Chase. A $1,500 cash bond continues. A pretrial conference is Dec. 5. Proceedings from Nov. 11 Kendall L. Vanwychen, 32, Crivitz, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of felon possession of a firearm, and the court amended it to a misdemeanor charge. He pleaded no contest to bail jumping and five misdemeanor charges and not guilty to intentionally pointing a firearm at a person on May 27, 2013, in Riverview. A $15,000 cash bond continues. Sentencing is Jan. 5. Sentencing was withheld for one year for Alexander S. Arias, 18, Green Bay, who pleaded no contest to felony charges of contribute to delinquency of acts and omissions, party to a crime, Nov. 2 to Nov. 12 in Mountain. Arias was placed on probation one year, with the conditions of no contact with the victim or the victim’s sister. He is to participate and successfully complete all assessments, evaluations and treatments as directed by the Department of Corrections. The court is willing to grant an expunction if he completes the sentence and probation successfully and stays crime free for one year. The court dismissed the charge of exposing genitals to a child. An initial appearance was held for Gregory M. Anders, 55, Oconto, on felony charges of possession of child pornography (10 counts) on Nov. 13 in Oconto. The court set a $150,000 cash bond with conditions of no possession of any electronic device capable of accessing the Internet and no contact with the victim or anyone under 18. A continued initial appearance is Dec. 11. Erik D. Whalen, 49, Green Bay, pleaded not guilty to felony charges of misstating facts in food stamps and public assistant fraud and benefits between Sept. 1, 2011, and April 30, 2013. A $5,000 signature bond continues. A pretrial conference is Dec. 11. Daniel L. Zimdars, 46, Pulaski, was sentenced on three felony charges of possession of child pornography which occurred Aug. 6 in Chase. He was sentenced to 10 years incarceration and 10 years extended supervision on each count, to run concurrent. The court read in and dismissed seven other counts. He is to have no contact with minors without prior approval, must complete any assessments, evaluations and treatments including sex offender treatment and after care. He must not possess or use any electronic devices that can connect to the Internet and may not have a email address or anything requiring password protection.