Criminal charges have been filed against a 37-year-old student of the University of Wisconsin Marathon County following a bad revenge prank. Up to a $10,000 fine and 42-month prison term can come with a conviction of placing a foreign object in food.

According to the police investigation, the student placed some cookies for her Bacteriology 101 professor to find before the class's final exam, which took place on December 18, 2009. The professor, seeing what appeared to be a gift, ate one of the cookies following the test. Instead of a gesture of good will, the cookies contained half of a box of laxatives. She fell ill the next day, which was supposed to be part of a trip to southern California.

The professor admitted that she was unpopular with students, as they thought her class involved too much difficult work and testing, but that this sort of thing was unexpected. She noted that she was only still in Wausau at the time because of a contract she had signed with the university. Since the incident, she has moved to California.

The student confessed to the crime, also saying that she had been the only one involved in the plot. She said that she regretted her decision almost immediately after making it.

Preliminary hearings for student's upcoming trial will commence July 6.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of somebody's anger, you may be eligible for legal recourse. The best course of action is not to act on feelings of revenge, but to get in touch with an experienced team of legal experts that can make sure you are within your rights. Contact the Rhinelander personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C., by calling 800-242-2874 today.

Pleading guilty, a Rhinelander father will be spending 12 years in jail for child abuse and neglect.

In May 2009, the 23 year-old man's daughter, a girl of 10 months, was found dead. It was uncovered that she had died from morphine overdose, which was due to the father's negligence. He had left a pill near enough for her to grab and ingest. According to the prosecution, he was under the influence of drugs at the time, and did not see it necessary to take her to the hospital.

Her mother, a 22 year-old, was acquitted earlier this year in a January trial.

The 12 years of jail come from felony counts of child abuse recklessly causing great harm and neglecting a child causing death, which amount to concurrent sentences of 12 and 5 years. Also, a period of 5 years will be spent following the jail stay as extended supervision under the District Attorney's Office.

The judge reprehended the father during the sentencing, citing a lack of remorse and an overall selfish attitude during the proceedings. 

After the sentence was announced, the father's defense attorney hinted at a probable appeal to the trial's result.

The Rhinelander wrongful death lawyers of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C. would like to express our condolences to those affected by this tragedy.

After an altercation with police officers in Mole Lake, a 19 year-old man was arrested Saturday. The Forest County Sheriff's Department noted that the deputy involved had been injured, although the announcement also made clear that those injuries were minor. The man was arrested on a felony warrant from Oneida County, and is expected to have additional felony charges pressed after this incident.

The altercation happened after officers arrived at the man's Mole Lake home Saturday morning, The man fled on a four wheeler, causing injury to the deputy in the pursuit. Officers caught the man trying to re-enter his home just before 6 in the evening, and moved in to arrest him. He resisted, causing the officer involved in his apprehension to lose both his pepper spray and baton. The man attempted to take the officer's gun, at which point the officer fired a shot, injuring neither. The man fled the scene again, but turned himself in shortly before 8:30 that night after authorities had cornered him at his mother's house.

The department said that this man had a criminal history that included convictions on charges of drug possession, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct in both Forest and Lincoln Counties.

Know your rights. If someone injures you or someone you love, including injuries caused by recreational vehicles like four wheelers, you may be eligible for a range of legal options. Contact the Rhinelander motor vehicle accident lawyers at Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., by calling 800-242-2874 today.

Three people were injured Monday afternoon in an SUV rollover accident in Rothschild, Wis..

All three were taken to Saint Clare's Hospital in Weston, Wis., where they were treated for minor injuries. According to the police report, two vehicles were attempting to merge into the same lane at the same time on Highway 29, causing the driver of the SUV to make an evasive manuever. In this attempt to avoid a collision, the SUV rolled over.

If you or someone you love has been in an accident and received injuries from automotive defects, you may have legal options. Call the Rhinelander rollover accident lawyers at Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. at 800-242-2874 today to discuss your case.

Emergency responders blame carbon monoxide for causing the death of a couple in Rock County, Wis., authorities said. Some family members found the 68-year-old man and the 66-year-old woman unconscious Saturday afternoon in their condiminium, police said. When emergency responders arrived on the scene, they discovered a high concentration of carbon monoxide in the condo.

Police said the couple had left their vehicle running in the garage with the garage door closed. Investigations show that the couple had been to a tavern the night before. Other residents in the complex were evacuated, authorities said, and some were treated on the scene for carbon monoxide poisoning. Investigators do not suspect suicide as the cause of the incident.

If you or someone you love has been injured or worse as the result of gas poisoning, contact the Rhinelander personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C., today by calling 800-242-2874.

A 15-year-old girl was killed and two other people were injured in a three-car accident Thursday morning in Marinette County, Wis., authorities said. According to police, a minivan skidded out of control and was hit by another vehicle. A third vehicle then hit the minivan, police said. Several people were thrown from the vehicle upon impact, including the 15-year-old girl.

Authorities pronounced the girl dead at the scene. Two other people in the van were seriously injured, police said. They were taken to Dickinson Hospital, authorities said, but were later flown to a hospital in Green Bay, Wis.

If you or someone you know has been injured or worse in an accident, contact the Rhinelander personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C., today by calling 800-242-2874.

An apartment fire swept through a 24-unit complex Friday in West Bend, Wis., authorities said. The blaze injured three people, authorities said, and five firefighters received treatment at the scene for minor injuries. Strong winds fueled the fire that left dozens of people homeless, fire officials said.

Firefighters don't know what started the fire, but they said it began in an upstairs apartment. They said the cause of the fire did not look suspicious. According to reports, the apartment complex is a total loss. The Red Cross is providing assistance for people affected by the fire.

If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, contact the Rhinelander personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C., today by calling 800-242-2874.