Fourth Person Charged With the Death of a Marshfield Man

Friday, February 25th, 2022 -- 12:00 PM

A fourth person has been charged with the death of a Marshfield man back in 2020.

According to the Wood County Sheriff’s Department, 24-year-old Steven Crandall, in the Wood County Jail for unrelated charges, told officials that he offered the other two suspects in the case, Jared Carl and Audrey Benson, $5,000 to kill Christian Schauer.

Crandall said he asked them to kill Schauer because he stole his prescription medication. Crandall said the two met with him at a hotel in Marshfield and showed him a picture of the body and he paid them.

Carl and Benson dumped his body in the McMillan Marsh in Spencer. Carl pleaded guilty and is scheduled for sentencing on April 11th. Benson pleaded not guilty to the charges against her and is scheduled to be back in court on July 18th.

Jared Carl’s father, Shawn Carl is also facing charges. He’s scheduled to be back in court on April 27th.

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