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Three charged in 2006 arson case
THURSDAY, January 3, 2013
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Necedah woman charged with child abuse
BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD On Thursday, December 26, Juneau County Assistant District Attorney Clifford Burdon filed arson charges against three males for a December 27, 2006 fire in the Town of The deputy spoke BY EVA MARIE Necedah. Joseph Neduzak of Necedah, Brian Hulsey of with a witness on the WOYWOD Arkdale and Curt Wassen of Lena, WI have all been charged scene, the mother's Just one week before with a felony charge of Arson of Building with intent to Larry Defraud. Christmas, a rural boyfriend, who stated the Trusty, According to the criminal complaint the investigation was Necedah woman, first opened when on December 27, 2006 a fire occurred at Christine Chouinard, was fight started when the N11034 17th Ave in the Town of Necedah. The case was origplaced on a $5,000 signa- young girl supposedly inally handled by Juneau County Sheriff Department detective ture bond with the restric- had not done her Tom Czys. tion that she not have con- chores. He went on to The report states that Det. Czys requested assistance from tact with her children. state that Chouinard the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigations, Fire Chouinard is facing a had thrown the girl on Marshall Unit. Agent James Siehler was assigned to the case. felony charge of Child a chair and "began to The complaint states that in 2006 Agent Siehler believed the Abuse with the High pound on her with her fire to have been started in the northeast bedroom of the resiProbability of Causing fist." Trusty alleged that dence on the property. Great Harm, a misdeThe day after the fire Detective Czys interviewed Joseph meanor charge of Battery Chouinard also used a leather belt on the girl, Neduzak who reportedly stated that he and his children lived and a Disorderly Conduct striking her in the at the residence four weeks prior to the fire and that at the time charge. head and shoulders. of the fire he had been remodeling the residence. The charges stem from a The complaint goes on to state that in 2006 Neduzak December 7 incident at He is said to have expressed to Detective Czys that on the day of the fire he had that the home in the Town of claimed Christine Chouinard been working at the residence along with Husley and Wassen, Armenia. According to the Chouinard sat on the although when they left the residence nearly three hours prior criminal complaint girl's chest, kicked her to the fire being called in to dispatch. Neduzak then reported in the legs, and ed at the squalor these preparing meals for the Deputy Jeffrey Ready he only became aware of the fire from his son who had been at responded to the call of a grabbed her by the hair children and adults were children. There were seva friend's house which was just down the road from the fire jerking her head back- living in. The house had eral cats running about the domestic disturbance. location. Upon arrival he reported wards. The incident, the permeating odor of cat house along with some in In February 2007 Det. Czys and Agent Siehler interviewed that he was met by a according to Trusty, lasted urine. There was garbage confinement. I saw at least Hulsey and Wassen who had confirmed Neduzak's statement. young male who claimed approximately 45 minutes. stacked at a minimum of 3 two dogs at the residence. The case then went cold until August of this year when In his report Deputy feet deep in the living This residence was not fit that his mother had been Agent Siehler contacted the Juneau County Sheriff's Office to Ready stated that during room and kitchen. The for children to live in, or beating his sister. close or further the 2006 arson case. Detective Randy In speaking with the his interview with the floor had not been cleaned anyone for that matter." Georgeson was assigned to assist. Next Steps then 14 year old girl she alleged victim he noted in months if not years. The During an August 2012 interview with Neduzak he reportChouinard is scheduled had claimed the mother the girl had a "mental dis- stove had so much stuff edly stated that during the remodeling of the residence things stacked on top of it that I for a March 12, 2013 plea had punched her in the ability." kept going wrong, and that at the time he was concerned about In his report he wrote could tell it had not been hearing. She is being repeye, bit her on the arm, his mother's health as well as had been experiencing financial about the condition of the used in sometime, so not resented by attorney pinched her legs and sat issues. residence: "I was astound- sure how they were Elizabeth Mitchell. on her chest. Neduzak allegedly confirmed that prior to the fire he had a conversation with Wassen and Hulsey about "just burning the house down to get rid of the problems." He went on to state that on the day of the fire he was working with Wassen at the residence and that Hulsey arrived to help. After having issues with lighting the basement furnace Neduzak stated Wassen become angry and "disgusted and proceed to go to the upstairs. Neduzak then claimed Wassen then came back downstairs minutes later statBY EVA MARIE WOYWOD ing, "We got to go" meaning to Neduzak that Wassen had started the home on fire. On December 26 Juneau County Assistant District Attorney Jake Westman charged 24 year Neduzak claimed when all three left the residence they made a vow to stick together on the old Charles Premo of Hillsboro with a felony count of identity theft. same stories. The charge against Premo stems from a November 6 incident at Mile Bluff Medical Center. According to the complaint through out the next months of the investigation Neduzak coopMauston officer Mike Zilisch responded to the call at the center's Urgent Care department. erated and recorded multiple phone conversations with Wassen and Hulsey, as well as met in In speaking with staff at the center Zilisch learned that Premo had already received medperson with Hulsey. ical treatment when staff noticed discrepancies in the patient's signature. The discrepancies It was in those conversations investigators reportedly received confirmation of Neduzak's appeared on the consent form where he began to sign his name Charles and then crossed it story. out and replaced it with Chad M. Premo. Staff relayed to officer Zilisch that they believed In September Det. Georgeson conducted an interview with Hulsey who reportedly stuck to Charles and Chad were twins. the 2006 claim that the three had already left the residence when the fire started. Attempts by law enforcement to interview Wassen have gone Just days after the incident Zilisch contacted Chad Premo who now resides in Minnesota. unanswered. The man confirmed he had a twin named Charles, and stated that he had not given his brothNext Steps er permission or consent to use his name. Neduzak and Hulsey are both scheduled for a January 23 iniIn his report officer Zilisch stated he had made attempts to contact Charles Premo for an tial appearance in Juneau County Circuit Court. Law enforceinterview about the incident but has been unable to reach him. ment has been unable to make contact with Wassen. When the Premo is scheduled for an initial appearance in Juneau County Circuit Court on January charges were filed against him a warrant was also issued. 23, 2013.
Hillsboro man charged with identity theft