WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Nearly three years after a father was charged in the death of his 2-year-old son in an incident with a skid steer on the family farm, no trial date has been set.
Caleb Schachtschneider, 42, is charged with second-degree reckless homicide for the April 5, 2021, death in the town of St. Lawrence.
In court Monday, the prosecutor – who recently took over the case – and the defense attorney asked the court for time to discuss possibly resolving the case short of a trial. Another court date was not immediately set.
According to the criminal complaint: “Caleb said he was using it to clear manure and Victim was on his lap. Caleb was lowering the bucket, when Victim fell forward. Caleb said Victim’s head hit between the cross member on the bucket boom, and the frame of the skid steer. Caleb believed he was still lowering the bucket and Victim’s head got crushed Caleb said I did not have him secured and I should have. (An officer) asked Caleb how often The victim rides in the skid steer with him and he stated The victim rides with him 2 to 3 times a week in the skid steer. Caleb stated that when he purchased the skid steer it came with a front door but that he had removed the front door several years ago and the door is in one of the sheds.”
The boy was taken to hospitals in Neenah and Wauwatosa, but died, according to the criminal complaint.
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