Thursday, October 18, 2007

Not guilty plea entered in burglary

The 20-year-old charged with burglarizing the Beaver Dam Country Club waived his right to a preliminary examination and pleaded not guilty to the charge on Thursday afternoon.Jared T. Wise, 119 Knaup Drive, apt. 5, Beaver Dam, faces a Class F felony burglary charge punishable by a maximum 12 year and six month prison sentence and a $25,000 fine. The Dodge County Sheriff's Department received assistance from the Beaver Dam Police Department in apprehending Wise after a brief foot chase when they were tipped off by a burglar alarm inside the club house at 12:25 a.m. Dec. 7. Upon arrival, responding officers secured the exterior of the club house, and began checking doors and windows for signs of forced entry. As officers were investigating a door on the west side of the building they heard a click, and according to the criminal complaint, the officers witnessed Wise using a key to lock a door he had just exited through.