Sentencing delayed in drug, stalking case

Chris Vetter, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
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CHIPPEWA FALLS — Sentencing has been delayed for a Chippewa Falls man convicted in February of possessing amphetamines, stalking, child neglect and theft.

Mark A. Schlageter, 43, 420 Introwitz Drive, appeared in Chippewa County Court on Thursday for a sentencing. Schlageter is already incarcerated in the Chippewa County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond.

However, Defense Attorney Scott Schlough requested a delay in the sentencing to obtain an alternate pre-sentence investigation. A PSI is a recommendation of the length of incarceration; it is viewed by attorneys and the defendant but is not available to the public. Schlough contends there were errors in the PSI filed by the Department of Corrections he wanted to address as well.

Schlough asked Judge James Isaacson for a summer court appearance to get the new PSI completed. A new sentencing was then set for July 9.

Schlageter already faces possible charges of disorderly conduct, reckless driving, domestic stalking, bail jumping and four counts of intimidating victims stemming from a recent incident in Lake Hallie.

According to the criminal complaint, Schlageter posted several signs on electric poles along the 600 Block of A Street, near Southview Elementary, with the signs reading the names of a woman, accusing her of being a meth dealer and sexually graphic wording. The officer who removed the signs knew that the victim described on the signs had recently broken up with Schlageter.

When contacted by the officer, Schlageter admitted to placing the sexually graphic signs and told the officer why he put them up.

The person who reported the signs to the police “described them as crude, vulgar, shocking and concerning, based on the reference to shooting the individuals (on one of the three signs),” the criminal complaint reads.

Schlageter also was charged in June with second-degree recklessly endangering safety, disorderly conduct-domestic abuse, and bail jumping; he posted a $1,000 cash bond after that arrest. In that case, the woman told police that Schlageter had “took a drill and held it against his head and activated it, but there was no drill bit in it.” He also intentionally swerved his vehicle at her car, causing her to swerve to avoid a crash. She had obtained a 72-hour no-contact order after that incident.