Former Lansing man sentenced for threats made against Allamakee County officials

Kenneth David Haag, age 26, formerly of Lansing, was sentenced in federal court Tuesday, April 16 to 33 months in prison and fined $100 after pleading guilty January 25 to threatening the life of an Allamakee County Sheriff’s deputy by way of an out-of-state telephone call.
United States District Court documents indicate that Haag “made hundreds of threatening and harassing communications over the course of more than two years,” including threats to kill Allamakee County Sheriff’s deputies and a district court judge.
The court’s sentencing report spells out Haag’s previous criminal history, which began with a 2004 conviction for criminal trespass and assault on a police officer. In 2005, Haag was convicted of two counts of delivery of marijuana and received a deferred judgement from the court, but a 2008 Operating While Intoxicated conviction led to the revocation of his probation and he served 12 days in jail.
Court documents also show that Haag has a history of both drug use and mental health issues, including Attention Deficit Disorder, an unspecified psychosis and schizophrenia. After being found to be not competent to proceed to trial in May of 2012, Haag underwent treatment, including being given anti-psychotic medications, and in November of 2012 it was determined that he had been restored to competency.
In pronouncing its sentence, the court noted that despite his history of drug abuse and violence, Haag had “been treated leniently by the courts and has not served any significant jail time.”
Upon his release from prison, Haag will be placed on supervised release for three years, during which time he must, in addition to the standard conditions of supervision, complete a program of testing and treatment for substance abuse and participate in a mental health evaluation and/or treatment program. Also during the term of his supervision, Haag is to have no contact with any of the parties involved in the case.