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Sat, Sep 3, 2005

Briefs
Animal sex offender sent back to jail
A 19-year-old Arpin man was sentenced in Wood County Circuit Court to six months in jail after his probation for mistreating animals was revoked.
Joseph P. Lemay, whose current address is listed as the Wood County jail, was convicted Dec. 20 of sexual gratification with an animal and intentional mistreatment of an animal. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with work release and placed on two years of probation.
According to the original criminal complaint, Lemay had sexual contact with a dog and a cat, injuring both animals.
According to court documents, on May 27, Lemay rented pornographic videos on a family member's cable system without the person's knowledge. He also was found entering a park where children often play, which was a violation of his probation rules.

Owen man gets 2 years for burglary
A 20-year-old Owen man was sentenced in Wood County Circuit Court to two years of probation for being a party to the crime of burglary.
Brooke R. Schoelzel of W4207 Willow Road also was fined $336 and ordered to pay his share of $314 restitution. An additional charge of being a party to the crime of burglary was dismissed.
According to the criminal complaint, on Oct. 25, Schoelzel stole a bottle of vodka, beer, cigarettes, a container of beef jerky and a ceramic beer mug from Tiney's Pub and Grub in the town Rock.