Plover man sent to prison on federal meth conviction
By Patrick Lynn
A Portage Co. man was sentenced to federal prison on Wednesday.
Corey Scheerenberger, 36, was sentenced on Nov. 13 by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to seven years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Corey Scheerenberger was arrested last September after an investigation led the Central Wisconsin Drug Task Force to his residence just outside the Village of Rosholt. During the search, investigators and SWAT officers seized 240 grams of methamphetamines; 72 grams of marijuana; 32 doses of amphetamines; 11 doses of oxycodone. Officers also recovered several firearms during their search: three .22 caliber rifles, a .22 caliber pistol, and a .22-250 caliber rifle.
Portage Co. Circuit Court Judge Robert Shannon issued an arrest warrant after Scheerenberger failed to make a mandatory court appearance on Jan. 25. Working on a tip, deputies found Scheerenberger in the parking lot of Walmart in Plover about a week later. Sheriff Mike Lukas said Scheerenberger led deputies on a brief foot chase before he was nabbed, causing one officer to suffer minor injuries and broken eyeglasses.
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, ultimately charged Scheerenberger with possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and with being a felon in possession of firearms. Scheerenberger pleaded guilty to the top drug charge in August.
During sentencing, Peterson said that Scheerenberger was dealing methamphetamine in quantities indicative of a “drug lifestyle” while on probation for a previous offense.
Scheerenberger is a repeat offender with past convictions in multiple counties involving drugs, bail-jumping, and resisting arrest.
The charges are the direct result of the investigation by the Portage County Sheriff’s Office, the Stevens Point and Plover police departments, and the Central Wisconsin Drug Task Force, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.