A man the court considers homeless is now living in jail with a $2,000 cash bond.
David J. Van, 37, Waupaca, was charged Tuesday, Sept. 24, with possession of methamphetamine, drug trafficking near a park, misdemeanor bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On Aug. 8, Waupaca County deputies executed a knock-and-announce warrant at an Oman Street house in Waupaca.
At that time, Van was living at the house.
Officers reported finding empty plastic gem bags with white residue, syringes, cut straws with residue and 0.29 grams of meth.
When officers conducted the search warrant, Van had three open misdemeanor cases in Waupaca County and one felony case.
Van holds off police for an hour
On March 4, Van was arrested for walking down the middle of Center Street, refusing to move for traffic and yelling obscenities.
Waupaca police initially believed Van had a knife in his hand, but they discovered it was a letter opener.
Van told police they would have to shoot him, and he threatened to stab a K9 if it approached him.
After about an hour of negotiations, Van dropped the letter opener and was taken into custody.
Prosecutors filed a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct against Van on March 28. His initial court appearance was set for April 5.
Van threatens to kill tenants
On April 3, police arrested Van in downtown Waupaca.
Witnesses accused Van of running up and down the halls of an apartment building on the 200 block of North Main Street, banging on doors and threatening to kill the tenants.
According to the criminal complaint, when officers tried to take Van into custody, he raised both hands, clenched his fists, stood in a “boxer stance,” and said, “C’mon. C’mon.”
Waupaca Police Officer Paul Benzschawel told Van he would taze him if he failed to comply.
On April 5, Van was charged with the misdemeanor offenses of resisting an officer and disorderly conduct.
He remained in custody on a $1,000 cash bond until April 30, when Van was released on an amended $2,000 signature bond.
On Aug. 9, Van was charged with operating after revocation and misdemeanor bail jumping.
He was released from custody on Aug. 11 on a $1,000 signature bond.
Waupaca County mailed a summons to Van to appear in court, but it was returned on Sept. 4 as undeliverable because the Oman Street house was vacant.
When he failed to appear in Waupaca County court on Sept. 13, Van’s pubic defender said she had not heard from Van in three months.
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Van entered a plea of no contest to resisting an officer and disorderly conduct for the April 3 incident.
All the other misdemeanor charges were dismissed but read into the court record.
Judge Raymond Huber placed Van on two years of probation with the conditions that he submit to any treatment recommended by his probation agent and pay $886 in court costs.
Van is scheduled to be in court for the Sept. 24 meth and drug trafficking charges on Oct. 1.