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PLEA DEAL SCHEDULED IN ROENZ CASE
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 -- 2:04 pm
Posted by Riley Hebert-News Director
A plea deal is in the works for a former Neillsville church treasurer accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his congregation.
Authorities say John Roenz Of Neillsville took around $140,000 while serving as treasurer of Calvary Lutheran Church in Neillsville.
He was in Clark County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon for a scheduling conference.
District Attorney Darwin Zwieg said, after preliminary discussions with Roenz’s attorney Kevin Musolf, he believes the two sides will be able to reach a plea agreement. He said they needed to “hammer out the details.”
Visiting Judge Frederic Fleishauer scheduled a plea hearing for June 29th.
If convicted of Theft by Bailee, Roenz could spend a maximum of 10 years in prison and pay a $25,000 fine.
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