Peters Found Guilty in Saukville Walmart Stabbing

Anthony D. Peters pleaded no contest on Wednesday to charges against him in the Feb. 23 stabbing inside Walmart in Saukville.

Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Tom Wolfgram found Peters, 28, of 617 Montgomery St., Port Washington, guilty , 54, of Port.

Fosco underwent surgery for a stab wound to the lower abdomen at the Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, according to Saukville Police Chief Bill Meloy.

Peters changed his plea from not guilty to no contest as part of a deal with the state.

The plea bargain calls for Peters to spend 25 years in prison and an additional 20 years under extended supervision. It also drops a misdemeanor charge of criminal damage that has been filed against him after he was taken into custody.

Wolfgram, however, said he needs to review more of the background of the case before determining the exact sentence.

A sentencing hearing was scheduled for 3 p.m. May 10.

Family and friends of Fosco were in there courtroom, but would not comment after the hearing.

Peters was arrested after Saukville police responded to a 911 call that a man had been stabbed inside the Walmart store. The weapon, a folding knife with a three-and-a-half-inch blade, was recovered at the scene. After the stabbing, a citizen followed the Peters to parking lot and prevented him from getting into a van; he was then taken into custody.

Peters and Fosco were acquaintances, although the attacked was unplanned. The encounter in the beverage aisle of the store was by chance, but Peters told police he was paying Fosco back for an altercation that the victim had with Peters' roommate earlier.