John Walker
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — One of three people involved in a major 2019 drug bust has taken a plea deal.
John Walker, 30, of Wausau was in Marathon County Circuit Court on April 28th for a plea hearing that then became a sentencing hearing. Walker was facing four felony charges and three misdemeanor charges before the plea deal from a November 2019 traffic stop turned drug bust.
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Those charges included possessing methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possessing heroin with the intent to deliver, possessing drug paraphernalia, and resisting or obstructing an officer. During the plea hearing, Walker pleaded guilty to charges of possessing drug paraphernalia to produce methamphetamine and a charge of battery of prisoners in a separate case.
Walker was then sentenced to 18 months in prison for the two charges. Walker was granted 534 days credit for time already served by Judge Greg Strasser, making him eligible for release on April 29th. Walker will now serve three years on extended supervision.
Two other suspects were arrested in the November 2019 drug bust. Tianna Polo, the other passenger, was sentenced to three years in prison in September of 2020 for a charge of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver. The third suspect, driver Treg Leder faces multiple drug charges and will return to court on May 25th for a pre-trial conference.
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