Man Accused of Plotting to Kill Two Wood County Jail Officers May Have Plea Deal

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 -- 1:01 PM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) A man accused of plotting to kill two Wood County Jail officers may have a plea deal with the state.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, Jesse Hansen Schumann was scheduled for trial this week but court records show the 34-year-old will have a plea and sentencing hearing on Thursday as he faces two counts for soliciting homicide.

Another inmate says Hansen Schumann asked him to help kill the guards because he didn’t like the way they were disciplining him, so he planned to attack them in an area of the jail that didn’t have security camera footage.

The second inmate went directly to authorities saying he didn’t want to be part of the plot. Charges against Hansen Schumann are Class A felonies, which carry a life sentence.

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