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Cabin burglar pleads guilty JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
BURNETT COUNTY –– Gregory H. Schwartzbauer, 30, Webster, had 16 open cases when his plea hearing began on Monday morning, 13 included felony charges. Most of the cases were related to a string of burglaries spanning back to July 2017 and bail jumping violations. He appeared in the Burnett County Courtroom in front of Judge Melissia
Mogen and pleaded guilty to three counts of felony burglary and one count of bond violation. He was facing dozens of felony charges and numerous misdemeanor charges. Schwartzbauer’s Schwartzbauer attorney, James McLaughlin, began the hearing by explaining the three burglary charges he was going to be
pleading guilty to along with the bond violation charge. Schwartzbauer pleaded guilty to burglarizing Northwest Lumber in July 2017 and two cabin burglaries earlier this year in January. The bond violation is from when he failed to notify the Clerk of Courts of a change of address within 48 hours. Judge Mogen and McLaughlin agreed it was not the most serious charge, but the penalty for the violation is the same for all the bail jumping charges.
McLaughlin said that during the burglaries his client was in a “voluntary intoxicated state.” He added Schwartzbauer was in an addictive state and that the crimes were not linked to mental illness, therefore there was no insanity defense. He also explained that Schwartzbauer was scheduled to go through a 30-day treatment program, but only made it 13 days. He allegedly violated the facility’s SEE SCHWARTZBAUER, PAGE 2
Grantsburg car crash possibly caused by driver’s stroke JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
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Successful deer season
There are no complaints from the Oachs camp about this year’s deer season. They lined up for a photo and show off their trophies - (left to right) Cary Oachs 10 pt, Chad Oachs 9 pt, Evan Oachs 8 pt, Tadd Oachs 8 pt, Chris Oachs 10 pt, Maria Oachs 1 pt.
Rural counties facing psychiatrist shortage JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
A study published earlier this month groups Burnett County with 20 other counties across the state that do not have a full-time psychiatrist. “The dearth of psychiatrists in these areas, along with the high prevalence of mental illness and substance abuse in the
state, likely contribute to a gap in which more than half of Wisconsin adults in need of services for a mental health disorder go without care,” the study says. “Rural counties face psychiatrist shortage” was published by the Wisconsin Policy Forum. It states “fifty-five of 72 Wisconsin counties face a ‘significant shortage’ of psychiatrists and 20 have no practicing psychiatrists at all.”
The study points out that this is most common in northern Wisconsin, citing that Ashland, Bayfield, and Iron counties all share a single psychiatrist. “According to Mental Health America, Wisconsin is ranked 41st of the 50 states for prevalence of mental illness (the low
SEE PSYCHIATRISTS, PAGE 2
GRANTSBURG––Burnett County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an automobile accident on Saturday morning near the intersection of Pine Street and Madison Ave. According to the crash report, Josh Hayes, of Grantsburg, was driving north on Pine Street when he struck a light pole. The vehicle continued to roll until it stopped partially on the sidewalk just north of Madison Avenue. Soon after the sheriff’s department arrived North Memorial ambulance was on the scene and transported Hayes to Burnett Medical Center. Alcohol was initially thought to be the cause, but then quickly ruled out after tests taken at BMC showed there were no intoxicants found in his body. Sheriff deputies spoke with a doctor at BMC and were told the accident was probably caused by a stroke.
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