Neopit and Keshena defendants sentenced in Shawano-Menominee court roundup

Christy Boyd of Neopit left the latest Shawano-Menominee court roundup on three years of probation after a no-contest plea to possession of methamphetamine, three felony bail-jumping counts, and misdemeanor counts of possessing cocaine and retail theft. The court imposed a prison sentence, then stayed it, keeping Boyd under supervision instead of sending her immediately to state prison.

Boyd’s case is the clearest example in the June 1 docket of how a criminal matter can stay active in Menominee County without ending in an immediate jail transfer. A stayed sentence keeps the prison term hanging over the case while probation conditions take effect, which means Boyd remains under Wisconsin Department of Corrections supervision and must follow the terms the court set in place.

Paul R. Frechette, 41, of Keshena, took a different path in the same roundup. He pleaded guilty May 28 to misdemeanor possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia, while related felony counts were dismissed but read into the record as part of a plea agreement. For Keshena residents, that means the case shifted from felony exposure to misdemeanor sentencing, but it did not disappear from the public record.

The two cases stood out because they came out of the same small county where court action can quickly ripple through nearby communities. Menominee County covers about 360 square miles and had 4,255 residents in the 2020 census. Keshena had 1,257 residents and Neopit had 616, making each court filing especially visible in places where many families, employers and neighbors know the names involved.

The roundup also included Darryl D. Bork of Tigerton, Mary C. Perez of Gresham, Ronald E. Lee of Shawano, Austin J. Doherty of Oshkosh, Shawn L. Matson of Bowler, Avion A. Aleman of Keshena, Trevon L. Match0patow of Shawano and James Patrick Johnson of Green Bay, showing the steady mix of pleas, sentencings, bonds and new charges moving through the circuit. For residents trying to track what happens next, Menominee County’s Clerk of Courts office points the public to Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and to branch scheduling contacts: Branch 1 Judge Katie Sloma, judicial assistant Amber Fischer, 715-526-9352, and Branch 2 Judge William Kussel Jr., judicial assistant Tiffany Kast, 715-526-9328.

In a county where Keshena is the seat and Menominee Nation communities include Keshena and Neopit, these court entries are more than paperwork. They show how probation, plea deals and stayed sentences continue to shape public-safety news long after the first arrest.