MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that four more defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley for their roles in a large drug trafficking organization operating in Madison.Treagir Sander, 27, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced on September 15, 2026, to 78 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Sander pleaded guilty to the charge on June 26, 2026.Alisha Lavine, 36, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced on September 16, 2026, to 36 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Lavine pleaded guilty to the charge on July 14, 2026.Kyle Haag, 40, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on September 22, 2026, to 75 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Haag pleaded guilty to the charge on July 6, 2026.Waylon Degenhardt, 44, Boscobel, Wisconsin, was sentenced on October 1, 2026, to 24 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Degenhardt pleaded guilty to the charge on July 7, 2026.In early 2024, law enforcement began investigating members of a drug trafficking organization operating in Dane County led by Jamar Purnell. During the investigation, officers worked with confidential informants to purchase significant quantities of drugs. Officers seized drugs and firearms during search warrants executed at residences and vehicles associated with the organization. Sander, Lavine, Haag, and Degenhardt were identified as drug distributors for the Purnell drug trafficking organization. Investigators determined that Sander and Haag sold around a kilogram of methamphetamine and substantial quantities of fentanyl…
Source: U.S. Department of Justice