WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) — A former Nekoosa woman was back in court Friday facing a charge of second-degree reckless homicide. 29-year-old Jessica Hendricks, now of Milwaukee, appeared before Judge Gregory Potter in Wood County for an arraignment hearing Friday.
During the hearing, Investigator Scott Machotka testified that Hendricks admitted she was looking at text messages on her cellphone while driving. She crashed into the back of her ex-boyfriend Scott Carlson’s motorcycle at Highway 173 near Kimball Avenue at about 10 o’clock on July 25th of last year. The two drivers still lived together. Hendricks was following Carlson to drop off the motorcycle at another location when she rear-ended the cycle.
Judge Potter bound Hendricks over for trial, and continued her $50,000 dollar signature bond. Hendricks must also stay away from Carlson’s family and property as a condition of her bond.
A pre-trial conference has been set for April 1st at 11:00 a.m.
In a separate case, Hendricks is charged with three counts of felony forgery and five counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. That ongoing case does not have new court dates set yet.
