Wausau Pilot & Review
Portage County District Attorney Cass Cousins announced today that three men have been formally charged in connection to the fatal assault taking place in downtown Stevens Point on the night of March 15, 2024.
Brandon L. Boehm and Christian J. Emerson, both of Wausau, and Arlin O. Sangster, of Rothchild, have all been charged in a criminal complaint filed today in Portage County Circuit Court with a single count of first degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime.
This is a Class B Felony for which each defendant faces up to 40 years confinement in prison. Further, because of the age of the victim, the maximum incarceration for each defendant is increased by 6 years.
Boehm has been charged as a repeater due to his prior record of misdemeanor convictions and faces an additional 2 years of initial confinement. According to Point Plover Metro Wire, Emerson admitted during a police interview that he participated in the fatal assault on Donald G. Mitchell, Jr., who was unknown to the suspects. Metro Wire relied on court documents in its reporting.
Another individual, Daemon Kitzrow, was previously identified as a suspect in this incident. The Stevens Point Police Department and the Portage County District Attorney’s Office determined from the investigation and witness statements that he was not directly involved in the assault and will not be prosecuted in connection to this incident.
You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.