Brady waives Iron drug hearing, trial date to be set

By RALPH ANSAMI

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Hurley — A defendant in the recent Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Enforcement Team drug raid in the Island Lake area waived his right to a preliminary examination Thursday in Iron County Court.

An arraignment date for Eric Brady, 37, of Madison, will be set by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden.

Bond was continued at $20,000 for Brady, who was arrested in the town of Knight along with Kenneth Lorenz, 38, of Waterford, Wis., and Bianca Pulaski, 21, of Ironwood Township, in late April.

The arrests were the result of a GIANT investigation in a remote area off County C.

Brady appeared by phone Thursday and also faces a felony bail jumping charge in Dane County.

Joseph Stephen Hoffmann is representing Brady in Iron County.

Brady faces charges of manufacturing or delivering heroin and cocaine, in addition to bail jumping.

Lorenz is scheduled for a pre-trial conference for June 12 on eight charges related to the Island Lake area raid and some previous charges from 2017. His bond is set at $100,000.

An initial court appearance is scheduled for Pulaski on June 25 on cocaine and heroin charges. She’s free on a $5,000 signature bond, according to automated court records.

Iron County District Attorney Matt Tingstad is prosecuting the cases.