BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Cash bond has been set at $1,000 in a Brown County courtroom for a 29-year-old Chicago man accused of stealing a crucifix from a Green Bay church and using it to damage Fox 11’s outdoor digital sign.
Brendan McSweeney also faces charges in Marathon County, for reportedly causing a disturbance at a Wausau pizza restaurant.
All of the alleged incidents happened February 9.
McSweeney, who faces felony counts of Theft, Criminal Damage to Personal Property, and Criminal Damage to Property and a misdemeanor count of Disorderly conduct, is due back in a Brown County courtroom February 28.
An April 12 trial has been ordered on the four misdemeanors McSweeney faces in Marathon County.


