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On Monday, November 28th, 2022 at approximately 1:57 PM a Patrol Sergeant with the Sauk County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on US Highway 12 near the intersection with Ski Hi Road in the township of Sumpter for a speeding violation. The vehicle stopped was a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu occupied by a male and female. 

When the Sergeant made contact with the operator he was identified as Scott Schalow, age 50 of Wausau, WI. While in contact with Schalow the Sergeant was able to detect an odor of intoxicants coming from the inside of the vehicle and the Sergeant observed signs of alcohol impairment. Schalow was asked to submit to field sobriety testing and he consented. As a result, he was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated, 3rd offense. He was also charged with Possession of THC, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Open Intoxicants - Driver and Speeding in a 55 MPH zone. A passenger in the vehicle was also cited for Possession of Open Intoxicants - Passenger. Schalow was transported to the Sauk County Jail. 

Chip Meister

Sauk County Sheriff