REED CITY â An 18-year-old Evart teen charged with several felony offenses during his arraignment last month in 77th District Court alleging he stabbed a child multiple times will undergo forensic evaluations.
Osceola County Prosecutor Tony Badovinac said Isaac Brant Wilkinson will undergo forensic examinations before any more court proceedings occur. The examinations are for criminal responsibility and competency. Wilkinson originally was scheduled for a preliminary examination in district court Thursday.
Criminal responsibility means deciding if the defendant should be deemed responsible or not for the alleged crime based upon their mental or emotional state at the time of the offense.
REED CITY â An 18-year-old Evart teen was charged with several felony offenses during his arraignment Wednesday in 77th District Court that alleged he stabbed a child he was babysitting multiple times.
Isaac Brant Wilkinson was charged with first-degree child abuse, first-degree child abuse â committed in the presence of another child, torture, assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and assault with a dangerous weapon for his connection with an incident on April 19 in Evart.
If convicted on the child abuse, torture and assault with intent to murder charges, Wilkinson faces up to life in prison.
REED CITY âA Reed City man and former Osceola County Sheriff s Deputy will spend more than three years in prison, at least, after he was sentenced on child pornography and drug offenses Wednesday in Osceola County s 49th District Court.
Andrew Christian Wernette, 39, of Reed City was sentenced to between three years and four months to 25 years in prison for guilty pleas to two counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity and between three years and four months to 20 years in prison for a guilty plea to using a computer to commit a crime. He also was sentenced to between three years and four months and 10 years in prison for a guilty plea to aggravated possession of child sexually abusive activity and between 8.5 months and seven years for a guilty plea to distributing or promoting child sexually abusive material.
REED CITY — A former Osceola County Sheriff s Office deputy pleaded guilty to child pornography and drug offenses Friday in Osceola County s 49th District Court.