Waukesha men arrested; meth, cooking items found in car
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Kerry Royce (L) and Joseph Siesennop (R)
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - Two Waukesha men are charged with multiple counts related to the production and possession of methamphetamine.
Police arrested Kerry Royce, 42, and Joseph Siesennop, 35, after a Fleet Farm theft call led to a vehicle search – and the discovery of drugs and related items.
Police were called to the Oconomowoc store on April 26 for a reported retail theft in progress. Officers arrived to find the store s loss prevention officer with a suspect – since identified as Royce – in the parking lot. He was trying to get into Siesennop s car, according to a criminal complaint.
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Two Waukesha men have been charged in connection with operating a meth lab in Oconomowoc.
Joseph R. Siesennop, 35, was charged April 28 in Waukesha County Circuit Court with knowingly possessing methamphetamine waste, possession of methamphetamine precursors and maintaining a drug trafficking place, all felonies. He was also charged with two felony counts of bail jumping and misdemeanor bail jumping.
Kerry Royce, 42, was charged with the intent to deliver amphetamine, possession of methamphetamine precursors and possession of amphetamines, all felonies. He was also charged with two felony counts of bail jumping, two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor retail theft and misdemeanor bail jumping.
Statewide, the DNR met its quota of 4,400 quarts of walleye eggs, Drewes said. There are about 120,000 eggs in a quart, he said.
Egg-taking operations were closed to the public this year as part of the DNR’s COVID-19 safety measures.
Persistent cold, windy weather for much of April resulted in “grueling” conditions for fisheries workers, Drewes said, but crews were able to meet the DNR’s statewide stocking quota, which included 500 to 600 extra quarts of eggs to make up for some of last year’s lack of fry stocking.
“It’s been a grind for the spawning operation with all these weather changes and the cold weather, but the good news is we achieved our quota,” he said. “We were not anticipating the success we had. At any day in the game, we weren’t sure we were going to get to the finish line.”
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Statewide, the DNR met its quota of 4,400 quarts of walleye eggs, Drewes said. There are about 120,000 eggs in a quart, he said.
Egg-taking operations were closed to the public this year as part of the DNR’s COVID-19 safety measures.
Persistent cold, windy weather for much of April resulted in “grueling” conditions for fisheries workers, Drewes said, but crews were able to meet the DNR’s statewide stocking quota, which included 500 to 600 extra quarts of eggs to make up for some of last year’s lack of fry stocking.
“It’s been a grind for the spawning operation with all these weather changes and the cold weather, but the good news is we achieved our quota,” he said. “We were not anticipating the success we had. At any day in the game, we weren’t sure we were going to get to the finish line.”