A former Metropolis employee was arrested.
It was on August 16th that the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office arrested Brent C. Nicolet, 24, of Eau Claire after an investigation by Detectives.
Nicolet was a staff member of the Metropolis Resort at the time of arrest. A charge of Possession of Child Pornography has been referred to the Eau Claire County District Attorney’s Office. An initial court appearance is set for August 17, 2021, at 11a.m. Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Detectives continue to follow-up on this case. Due to the victim being a juvenile no further information will be released. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office has no information that there were additional victims.
