WSAW - News - Headlines

Man Accused of Posing as Reporter Denies Guilt

By: Associated Press Email
Posted: Tue 8:24 PM, Dec 11, 2012

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) -- A man suspected of impersonating a reporter, calling female high school athletes and asking to take their pictures has pleaded not guilty.

Sixty-eight-year-old Gary Medrow, of Greenfield, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two counts of unlawful use of a phone and two counts of disorderly conduct. His next court date is Jan. 17.

WISC-TV reports he's believed to have contacted athletes in Mequon, Cedarburg, Hartland, Franklin and Verona, saying he was a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Court records show he's been convicted in multiple cases for unlawful use of a phone and impersonating a police officer.

A Journal Sentinel profile of Medrow in 1998 said he had a fetish for "calling women and trying to persuade them to lift other women and carry them around."


All comments must adhere to the WSAW.com discussion rules.
powered by Disqus

News Videos

Weather for Wausau, Wisconsin
59° F
Clear
Sun
65 40
Mon
62 42
Tue
67 50
Wed
79 65
WSAW-TV 1114 Grand Ave. Wausau, WI 54403
Gray Television, Inc. - Copyright © 2002-2013 - Designed by Gray Digital Media - Powered by Clickability
User Agent: CCBot/2.0 - 183093911