A Mauston man was charged Friday with operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. According to the criminal complaint, last Thursday, a state trooper observed a vehicle on I 90/94 in the Town of Kildare that matched a description of another vehicle that had been reported stolen that morning. The trooper initiated a traffic stop and the driver was identified as 39-year-old John Zabawa. He told the trooper that the owner was lying and that she had given him permission to drive the vehicle. A records check also showed that Zabawa had a revoked license. He was arrested and transported to the Juneau County Jail. At a bond hearing, a $10,000 signature bond was set and Zabawa is to have no contact with the victim.
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