Stabbing - Town of Dellona

On January 25^th, 2016, at about 6:30 pm, The Sauk County Communications Center received a report of a man who had been stabbed and was currently in the area of the registration building of Christmas Mountain Village in the Township of Dellona.

Initial information received was that the man had been stabbed by a female acquaintance that he had been staying at the resort with.

Dells-Delton EMS and Deputies and Detectives from the Sauk County Sheriffs Office were dispatched to the scene where they found the male with a significant stab wound to the chest. The victim was transported to the Reedsburg Area Medical Center and later transferred to the University Hospital in Madison, WI for treatment.

The female acquaintance, identified as 31 year old Jennifer L. Butcher, was located and interviewed, during which she admitted that she and the victim had been in an argument, during which she stabbed the male with a steak knife. Butcher was found to have no injuries consistent with a physical altercation or struggle. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this incident.

Ms. Butcher was taken into custody and transported to the Sauk County Jail on tentative charges of First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety under Wisconsin Statute 941.30, a class F Felony, punishable with a fine of up to $25,000 or imprisonment of up to 12 ½ years or both.

Ms. Butcher is expected to have a bail hearing on Wednesday, January 27^th, 2016.

Chip Meister

Sauk County Sheriff