A MAN ALREADY SERVING A 13 YEAR SENTENCE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD AT GUNPOINT WAS SENTENCED TO 5 MORE YEARS IN PRISON MONDAY IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY. 31 YEAR OLD MATHEW GARCIA RECEIVED THE SENTENCE FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A 13 YEAR OLD BOYD GIRL IN 2004 THAT HE HAD HELPED TO RUN AWAY.
CHIPPEWA COUNTY ASSISTANT D.A. WADE NEWELL SAYS EVEN THOUGH GARCIA ALREADY IS SERVING A SENTENCE FOR THE BROWN COUNTY CONVICTION, THE SEVERITY OF THE CHIPPEWA COUNTY CASE MADE IT IMPORTANT THAT IT HAD IT'S OWN STAND ALONE SENTENCE, AND THAT GARCIA ESSENTIALLY DIDN'T GET A FREE PASS FOR THE CRIME. GARCIA'S CHIPPEWA COUNTY SENTENCE WILL RUN AFTER HIS 13 YEAR SENTENCE FROM BROWN COUNTY IS SERVED.
