Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Hurley man pleads to charges

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY — A Hurley man pleaded no contest to several charges Tuesday in Iron County court.

Andrew Zaleski, 39, pleaded no contest to charges of false imprisonment, felony bail jumping and stalking. He also pleaded to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. A no contest plea is similar to a guilty plea but isn’t considered an admission of guilt.

The bail jumping and false imprisonment charges are the two most serious he pleaded to, as both are classified as Class H felonies in the state of Wisconsin and carry a potential maximum sente...