Bandon, Dec. 26

The former wastewater treatment plant supervisor in Bandon pled guilty to first-degree Official Misconduct, a Class Misdemeanor in a Coos Co. Courtroom Dec. 5 at Coquille. Sixty-year old Willliam Eric Nielson was originally charged with first-degree Theft, second-degree Theft and two-counts of Official Misconduct following his arrest in September. In a separate case, retired Bandon Public Works Director Richard William Anderson has pled not guilty to charges of one-count of second-degree Theft and one-count of first-degree Official Misconduct. Both are Class A Misdemeanors. The investigation was conducted by the Bandon Police Dept.