Thursday, September 19, 2024
A man with multiple felony convictions and a state prison record is accused of stalking a family.
They showed police video surveillance of a man peeking into their bedroom window.
Michael T. Graske, 41, Waupaca, is charged with two felony counts of stalking. Due to prior convictions, he is also charged as a repeat offender.
At 12:23 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, Waupaca Police Officers Pete Krueger and Garrett Colbert were dispatched to the 1000 block of 10th Street in response to a trespassing complaint.
A 911 caller reported that a man wearing a black coat and smoking a cigarette had been standing outside their home looking into their bedroom window.
Colbert located a man matching the description on Demarest Avenue near Seventh Street about three blocks away from the caller’s address.
The man initially refused to identify himself, according to the criminal complaint. He also denied trespassing.
He later identified himself as Graske.
When asked why he was walking around, Graske reportedly said he had been at a friend’s house, who lives near the library, and was walking to his home on County Trunk E, south of the city.
Police say Graske did not provide the friend’s name or his address on County E.
Graske had been dating one of the stalking victims, the complaint says.
She told police that she had seen him watching their home and had previously trespassed on their property.
The other victim listed in the complaint said he was concerned for the safety of his family.
A records check indicated that Graske was on probation at the time of his arrest.
On Feb. 21, 2018, Waupaca County Judge Vicki Clussman placed Graske on four years of probation with one year in jail after he was convicted of a fifth drunken driving offense.
On March 26, 2021, Clussman revoked Graske’s probation and sentenced him to two years in prison and two years of extended supervision.
On May 20, 2021, Judge Troy Nielsen sentenced Graske to two years in prison and two years of extended supervision after he was convicted of possession of amphetamine with intent to deliver. the terms of Nielsen’s sentence was to be served concurrently with Clussman’s sentence.
On July 28. 2022, Graske was released on extended supervision.
On July 28, 2024, Judge Raymond Huber placed Graske on two years of probation after he was convicted of the misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property.
Graske faces up to 3 1/2 years in prison if convicted of stalking. He could be sentenced to an additional four years in prison because he was charged as a repeat offender.
