WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – A man accused of shooting at a Marathon County sheriff’s deputy was ordered to stand trial after a court appearance on Wednesday.
Zachary Schwartz of Merrill was in a Marathon County courtroom on Wednesday, accused of eluding Lincoln County deputies during an attempted traffic stop last August. The chase that followed reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. He attempted to hide his car in a used vehicle lot in Brokaw. Deputy Nathan Olig then ordered him out of the car, and Schwartz fired at Olig. Deputy Olig returned fire, injuring Schwartz and a female passenger in the vehicle.
Schwartz later told investigators that it was an attempted suicide by cop, and he hoped that he would be killed.
Schwartz is charged with first-degree attempted homicide and first-degree reckless endangerment.
He’s being held in the state prison in Stanley on bail jumping and weapons possession charges in connection with earlier criminal cases.
Schwarts returns to court on October 18 to enter a plea.
