A Winnebago County supervisor pleaded guilty Monday to charges of public intoxication and carrying a firearm while under the influence while attending a board of supervisors meeting in May.

Mike Stensrud, 63, of Lake Mills had been slated for a jury trial in January and last month was denied a motion for a change of venue.

An officer was called to the Winnebago County Courthouse at 10:16 a.m. May 21 shortly after a board of supervisors meeting concluded for a male who was possibly intoxicated.

The officer detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Stensrud, and he admitted to having alcohol in the cup he had with him.

Court documents state he was initially found to have a .09 blood alcohol level. When he was tested a second time about 34 minutes later, that level was at .097. He was carrying a Wesson MP 9 Shield pistol in his right front pocket.

Stensrud, who has served on the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors since 2009, stated in previous articles that he had been drinking the day of the meeting. He said he went to treatment in January and had not had a drink until that morning.

He is scheduled to be sentenced at 10 a.m. Jan. 24.

A plea deal with prosecutors recommends a deferred judgement and six months of probation. If he successfully completes the probation, the conviction will be removed from his record.

 

See what happened last night in the PM report here.