Wisconsin bartender served underage son before fatal crash: police

Police say a bartender served an 18-year-old who later crashed his motorcycle and died. Waukesha County reporter Brett Lemoine is live with the reason that bartender may not have done anything illegal. And that's because the bartender was the 18-year-old's mother. So far, no criminal charges have been filed in this case. But really, that connection has been the basis of an investigation that has now spanned months. One family, though, hopeful that criminal charges could still be pending. In July, 18-year-old Joshua Schlagweiler crashed his motorcycle in Muskego and died at the scene. Love the outdoors. Love fishing, hunting, everything about it. His father, Brian Schlagweiler, still can't believe what happened that night. Witnesses say Joshua was going roughly 100 miles an hour, crossed the center line near Woods Road and Parkland Drive, and hit a van. Investigators say his BAC was later determined to be .171. I'm hoping that... A lot more is revealed about the incident. I don't think people know enough of what happened. Schladweiler and his sister, Melissa Weinberger, are speaking out about the case now and hopes criminal charges will be filed because of what happened before the crash. He got off of work at, I think it's 5.30, 5.36, and then he went to Papa Stash by his mom, and he was there until... I believe 1030 Big Ben police say the incident started at this bar. Surveillance video shows the 18 year old inside drinking beer. Police say this is where their investigation gets complicated. The bartender working that night who served Joshua multiple bottles was his mother. What parent in their right mind would do would do that? I just don't get it. And any parent that would. It's not a good one. Big Bend police referred charges of second-degree reckless homicide, sale of alcohol to an underage person, criminal recklessness, and sale to an intoxicated person against Joshua's mom, Angela Schlattweiler. She declined to speak with us when we stopped by her house Thursday. And so far, the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office hasn't filed any criminal charges against her. Is there a law in Wisconsin that allows a parent to give their child underage alcohol? Yeah, so Wisconsin's a unique state that allows for parents to either provide alcohol to their child or allow others to provide alcohol to their child as long as they are accompanying their child during the consumption of the alcohol. We asked independent criminal defense attorney Jonathan LaVoy to explain the legalities of this case. He doesn't believe criminal charges will be filed, but he thinks this video is critical. Our company means really having... eyes on in the same room. So the facts of this case would depend on whether the mother was in the same location as the child and whether she essentially was accompanying the child or was with the child during the time the child was consuming alcohol. What do you hope will happen? That she goes to jail for what she did. I mean, who lets their son leave a bar after they're They're drinking after. Their parents been serving them. Brian Schladweiler not only hopes his ex-wife faces criminal charges, he's also pushing for Papa Stash to lose its liquor license. He's not alone. Ray Amdahl also thinks there should be consequences. Amdahl was the man driving the van that Joshua hit. He says he's lucky he walked away from this wreck alive. I live with daily trauma of the accident as well as my daughter who had witnessed it. I was just an innocent bystander on his way home from helping my daughter with car issues. I want justice for the irresponsibility of Angela and the bar Papa Stash. In my eyes, this whole accident could have been avoided if the mother was actually being a mother instead of a friend. Her son could still be here. Big Bend police tell us a complaint was made to the village, which prompted a municipal review of Papa Stash's liquor license and the operator licenses of several staff members. We stopped by and emailed Papa Stash multiple times looking to speak with the owners, but so far we haven't heard back. I want the bar to lose their license because this is not the first time that it has happened. Big Bend Police say Angela Schlattweiler served alcohol to her son on, quote, several previous occasions, making this whole situation even more tragic for Joshua's family. His girlfriend just gave birth to their son last month. She named the baby Joshua after the father. You'll never know. Big Ben's village clerk tells us a due process hearing for Papa Stash's liquor license is scheduled for November 30th at 6 p.m. And Big Ben police say they submitted new evidence in this case to the district attorney's office just this week. A spokeswoman for the district attorney's office tells us the case remains under review. Reporting live in Big Ben, Brett Lemoine, Fox 6 News. Brett, what are police and legal experts telling you about Joshua's age? Is there something specific in state law about 18-year-olds? Yeah, so I asked Jonathan Lavoie, the attorney that we spoke with for this report, that very question. He says, had Joshua been under the age of 18, he would have been a minor in the state of Wisconsin. Giving alcohol to a minor, and especially having them die as a result, would be an automatic felony. As far as the driver of that white van, he had the statement there, but is he okay? What is his condition? Yeah, physically he's okay, but he's mentally still recovering from this crash. As he said in that statement, his daughter was actually traveling in a separate car behind him. She saw the motorcycle zoom past her and ultimately came upon the crash seeing her dad in that car. And do we know if Angela, the mother, is still working as a bartender? Well, that's one of the questions we wanted to ask Papa Stash, and obviously we weren't able to do so. However, Angela's ex-husband told us he believes she's no longer working at the bar. Okay, a lot of questions, but interesting, interesting story here. Brett Lemoyne, our Waukesha County reporter, live for us in Big Bend tonight. Thanks so much.