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A 34-year-old former Wausau man pleaded no contest to first-degree reckless injury and other charges.

The charges stem from a February stabbing at a Wausau tavern that left a 42-year-old man seriously injured.

As part of a plea deal, an attempted first-degree intentional homicide charge was reduced.

Police also found child pornography on the man's phone during the investigation.

Sentencing for Seth A. Menting is scheduled for Feb. 13.

WAUSAU − A 34-year-old former Wausau man pleaded no contest Dec. 8 to causing first-degree reckless injury in connection with a February altercation and stabbing at a Wausau tavern.

Seth A. Menting, whose current address is listed as the New Lisbon Correctional Institute, also pleaded no contest to charges of aggravated battery and

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