Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District
of Wisconsin, announced that Saswaen Waukechon (age: 38), of Keshena, was
sentenced on November 8, 2018 to 36 months in prison and 36 months of
supervised release after a conviction for Involuntary Manslaughter on the
Menominee Indian Reservation. The sentence was the result of a June 28, 2018,
guilty plea before Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach.
The investigation revealed that Waukechon operated his motor
vehicle while intoxicated on January 13, 2018. Waukechon drove onto the ice at
Legend Lake and struck a bridge in the area of Brave Island, causing extensive
damage to the passenger compartment of the vehicle and killing a front seat
passenger. Analysis of Waukechon’s blood alcohol content showed that it was
well over twice the legal limit at the time of driving.
In sentencing Waukechon, Chief Judge Griesbach noted the
serious nature of the offense. Chief Judge Griesbach also noted there was “no
excuse for this,” and stated his desire was to “deter others who callously go
out and drive after drinking.” Chief Judge Griesbach also observed the impact
the offense had on the victims’ family and the Menominee Indian community as a
whole.
The case was investigated by the Menominee Tribal Police
Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the
Wisconsin State Patrol and Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. It was
prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Maier.
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