A man from Weyauwega is again in police custody on a $5,000 cash bond for his ninth OWI arrest. Mark E. Knaus, 56, was recently charged with a felony OWI, operating after revocation of his license, failure to install a court-ordered ignition-lock device, illegal possession of prescription drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Knaus was recently released after a 3-year prison sentence for his eighth OWI in 2013. A new law that goes into effect New Year’s Day would allow a ninth OWI to carry a maximum sentence of seven and a half years.