Leader Staff
A traffic stop in Antigo on Tuesday led authorities to execute a search warrant the same day on a trailer home in the town of Aniwa, where one of the residents was arrested on felony drug charges.
Michael J. Waldner, 42, of Aniwa, was charged Friday with manufacture and delivery of marijuana, maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of a controlled substance, felony possession of marijuana and possession of narcotic drugs.
According to the criminal complaint, Langlade County sheriff’s deputies made a traffic stop about 2:45 a.m. and took a male subject into custody. The subject told deputies he had purchased illegal prescription drugs and bath salts from a woman in Aniwa.
The 44-year-old woman, who has not yet been charged in this case, shares a trailer home in Aniwa with Waldner, according to the criminal complaint. She was being held for a probation violation in Langlade County Jail, according to the complaint.
Shawano County deputies, assisted by Langlade County authorities and Antigo police, executed a search warrant on the residence just before 7:30 p.m.
Waldner was inside but wouldn’t open the door, according to the complaint, forcing authorities to break open a door heavily secured with several deadbolts.
Authorities located a large plastic baggie of prescription drugs, a vial with white powder and pills, a ziplock bag containing what was believed to be bath salts, bindles of marijuana stored in a freezer, syringes, digital scales and several loaded firearms, according to the complaint.
Waldner could face a maximum 3 1/2 years and $10,000 fine on each of the felony counts if convicted. He is also charged with misdemeanor counts of possessing a hazardous substance with intent to abuse it and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Waldner was ordered held on a $10,000 cash bond after a court hearing Friday. He is due back in court Dec. 23 for an adjourned initial appearance.