(Kenosha County Sheriff's Office)
KENOSHA, Wis. — Alex T. Christopherson, 59, of Twin Lakes, was convicted Friday of felony fourth-offense OWI and sentenced by Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Heather Iverson to five days in jail followed by 175 days of work release. Christopherson pleaded guilty to the Class H felony, and the parties stipulated that his blood-alcohol concentration was .162.
The sentence continues what KCE has repeatedly described as Kenosha County’s soft approach to repeat drunk driving: “It’s OK here in Kenosha County.” Wisconsin law carries a mandatory minimum of 60 days imprisonment for a fourth OWI, but defendants can be granted Huber work-release privileges, allowing them to leave confinement for employment. Wisconsin law also gives sheriffs authority to place jail inmates on electronic monitoring or home detention in qualifying circumstances. KCE has criticized that framework as a loophole that can make a mandatory jail sentence look much harsher on paper than it is in practice.
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These losers are going to kill some one eventually with their drunken behavior and the judges will have to be the ones to blame
This comes down to money, pure and simple. “Enforce” a sentence where the state doesn’t have to house, feed or monitor, and have them pay YOU, to be “free”, i.e. Huber.
Once he gets two or three cocktails in em, he’s really fun to be around !
Drinking is a depression problem. Drink is a disease. We know comes with consequences. We also know it’s better to let this man earn a living. Which is beneficial to society and his family and himself. Hopefully this will help him get help. Keeping them in jail does not help no one.
I lost my (cop) partner/mentor in the line of duty back when I worked for Wheatland PD because of a drunk driver. No mercy here!