WAUTOMA, Wis. (WFRV) – A Waushara County man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, a machine gun and threatening officers.
According to a release from the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office, 51-year-old Stanley Waters of Redgranite was convicted in a plea agreement and will also serve five years of extended supervision and register as a sex offender for 15 years.
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The charges were from a firearm investigation in 2024 that focused on two others who were later sentenced. The investigation led officers to a search warrant at a home where Waters was found, but not as the initial target.
Waters did not comply with the search, leading officers to deploy a K9 and take him to a hospital, and then, upon his return to the scene, he threatened officers, which led to charges. Officers later found evidence that connected him to possession of child porn and a machine gun.
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Sheriff Walter Zuehlke said that deputies remain committed to protecting children, and working to prosecute anybody who is involved in any production, possession and distribution of child pornography.
No additional information was provided.
