Schulz Gets 3 Years Probation For June Standoff

A Muskego man who followed his wife around with a gun and held in a standoff in June will not go to prison.

Bryan W. Schulz, 43, pled guilty Thursday to two counts of disorderly conduct and one count of operating a firearm while intoxicated in the incident and was sentenced to three years probation on each count by Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Bill Domina.

Schulz got into an argument with his wife after her son shot one of his collector beer cans with a BB gun and demanded $450 to replace the can. He then grabbed a .357 Magnum handgun and began to wave it in her face.

His wife was able to send a text message to a neighbor asking them to call the police and then escape before the standoff took place.

During the probation period Schulz will need to maintain absolute sobriety, submit to a mental health evaluation and can’t possess any weapons and his guns seized after the incident will be forfeited to police. Schulz will also need to repay $749 in court costs.

Schulz could have faced up to 11 years in prison in the case, but pled guilty as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.