Court News

Felony OWI A Shawano woman has been charged with a felony count of operating while intoxicated after being pulled over early Monday for driving a vehicle with an expired registration. Odaya N. Nowell, 35, was on probation at the time of the incident and prohibited from consuming alcohol, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint states a preliminary breath test showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.06 percent. Nowell could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty of fourth-offense OWI. According to the complaint, she has previous OWI convictions in Shawano, Menominee and Waupaca counties. Nowell was ordered held on a $2,000 cash bond and is scheduled for an initial court appearance Feb. 9. Felony retail theft A Gillett man waived his preliminary hearing and entered a plea of not guilty Monday to a felony charge of retail theft. Alan D. Waukau, 26, is accused of working in concert with an employee at the Shawano Walmart in a scheme to steal merchandise and large amounts of cash. The employee, Keleigh M. Isham, 20, of Shawano, was charged earlier this month. According to the criminal complaint, Isham scanned incorrect amounts into the cash register and passed cash and merchandise to Waukau while working at Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay between Nov. 23 and Dec. 17. The complaint alleges more than $2,000 in merchandise and more than $5,200 in cash were stolen. Waukau could face 3½ years in prison and a $10,000 fine if found guilty. He and Isham are both scheduled for pre-trial conferences on March 31. Isham could face a maximum possible penalty of six years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine if found guilty of felony theft in a business setting, and 3½ years and a $10,000 fine for felony retail theft.