While Bluestem was distracted by the Minnesota legislature, on Thursday a judge in Willmar sentenced former wrestler and ring promoter Eugene "Buck" Zumhofe to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter.
The Cyrus resident now faces additional charges related to an escape attempt on the day he was convicted in March.
Wrestling Inc reports in Buck Zumhofe Sentenced For Molesting Daughter:
Former AWA wrestler Eugene "Buck" Zumhofe was sentenced yesterday to more than 25 years in prison on 12 counts of criminal sexual conduct. Zumhofe was charged for molesting his daughter hundreds of times while she lived with from 1999-2002, starting when she was 15 years-old.
Zumhofe, 63, will spend 310 months in prison on two first-degree and two third-degree counts of criminal sexual conduct. The sentences will be served consecutively, and he will have to to spend at least 17 years in prison before he's eligible for release. . . .
The West Central Tribune explains the details of the escape attempt in Zumhofe sentenced to 25 years for molestation:
Zumhofe’s first court appearance on a felony charge of escape from custody, which had been scheduled with the sentence, was delayed until today. The allegations related to the escape charge include that Zumhofe ran from corrections officers and sheriff’s deputies March 5 after the guilty verdict on a total of 12 criminal sexual conduct charges was read during his jury trial.
According to that complaint, after the verdicts were read, Mennis ordered that Zumhofe be taken into custody, but Zumhofe’s attorney, Carter Greiner, asked to meet with his client in a conference room. While Zumhofe was being escorted through the hallway, he attempted to run, but was tackled and subdued by Corrections Officer Eugene Borka and Sheriff’s Office Capt. Greg Stehn.
Photo: A recent mugshot of Buck Zumhofe.
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