Dept. of Justice: Former Lincoln County correctional sergeant charged with assaulting inmate

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) today announced Jason H. Meister, 44, of Pearson, Wis., has been charged with one count of abuse of residents of penal facilities and one count of substantial battery for allegedly assaulting an inmate at the Lincoln County Jail on February 28, 2025, while working in his capacity as a Lincoln Cou...