2-22-22 uw-eau claire student charged with damaging dorm basement

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A UW-Eau Claire student faces felony charges after he allegedly caused thousands of dollars in damage to a dorm basement. Prosecutors charged 21-year-old Zachary Cunningham of New Richmond on Thursday with felony burglary and criminal damage to property. The criminal complaint notes custodial staff discovered the damage on Feb. 2. Several doors, a chair and two card swipe readers were damaged. Wiring had been ripped from the ceiling and insulation was scattered inside one room. Keys and a radio were missing from the custodians’ break room. According to the complaint, Cunningham said he had been drinking that night and his “thinking skills . . . were not ideal.”