LACROSSE, Wis. — A La Crosse man caught in a police sting was sentenced to two years in prison for attempted sexual assault of a child. It was a plea deal. Jeremiah Mark Midstokke, 45, originally was charged also with using a computer to facilitate the crime and with drug possession. Midstokke was caught in February trying to meet up with a teen who was actually an undercover police agent after exchanging messages on the Telegram messaging app. The agent pretended online to be 15.
Midstokke. Computer screen still open when found out and arrested.