Larry Polenske

The city of West Bend donated 2,400 pounds of ground venison to The Full Shelf Food Pantry this year. The venison came from 83 deer shot by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sharpshooters as part of the city’s deer abatement program.
All the adult deer were tested for chronic wasting disease and none tested positive. West Bend was one of 42 communities that received urban/nuisance deer removal permits issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last year.

Washington County Circuit Court Judge Sandra J. Giernoth sentenced Jessica Jill Kroening, 37, of West Bend, Wis., (formerly of Brownsville), to 30 days in the county jail and a $1,000 fine, plus court costs, for her involvement in a deer poaching case in southeast Wisconsin that involved the illegal shooting of an estimated 100 to 150 deer.
Washington County District Attorney Barry J. Braatz passionately argued for the maximum sentence, 12 months incarceration. Kroening’s attorney, David Nelson, asked for a fine and prohibition of Kroening obtaining a hunting license.

Jessica Jill Kroening, 37, of West Bend (formerly of Brownsville), the adult female suspect in a southeast Wisconsin three-county poaching case that involved more than 100 dead deer, pleaded guilty to two counts and had one count dismissed April 22 in Washington County Circuit Court.
Kroening and her attorney, David Nelson, reached a plea agreement with Washington County District Attorney Barry J. Braatz on the charges.

Jessica Jill Kroening, 36, of West Bend (formerly of Brownsville), the adult female suspect in a long-running three-county deer poaching case in southeast Wisconsin, made her fourth appearance in Washington County Circuit Court March 21.
She was represented by attorney David Nelson. The state was represented by Washington County Assistant District Attorney Jeanette Kara Corbett. The Washington County District Attorney is Barry J. Braatz.