DA’s plea offer ends in no jail for accused fireman in sexual assault case

ELLIS COUNTY — Court declines to jail indicted former volunteer fireman for allegedly inserting a sausage in another volunteer's anus.

In a plea agreement offered by the Ellis County District Attorney's Office, November 10, 2016 court records show that Keith Wisakowsky's plea deal that involved one year in jail and two years probation with 40 hours of community service ended with the one year in jail probated. This means that Wisakowsky will not see jail time.

The case was heard in Ellis County Court at Law No. 2.

The district attorney's office offered Wisakowsky a plea to reduce his offense to a misdemeanor of assault causes bodily injury from a felony offense of sexual assault.

In exchange for the plea, the other seven alleged to have participated in the alleged assault either in person or encouraging the involved to remain silent are to have their felony charges dropped by the district attorney's office.

In 2015, firefighters Lt. Keith Wisakowsky, 26; Lt. Alec Miller, 28; Blake Tucker, 19; Casey Stafford, 30; and Preston Peyrot, 19; were arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault. Brittany Leanne Parten, 23, was arrested and charged with improper photography or visual recording of the incident.

According to the arrest warrant affidavit signed by Ellis County Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Curtis Polk on April 2, 2015, a sworn complaint filed by Texas Ranger Adam Sweaney stated the incident took place on January 20, 2015 at the Ellis County Emergency Service District #6 Volunteer Fire Station located at 1816 FM 66 in Waxahachie.

In graphic detail, the affidavit stated, "John Doe #72 stated that on 01-20-2015, (Blake) Jerold Tucker, Casey Joe Stafford, and Keith Edward Wisakowsky bent him down over a couch and held him face down. Keith Wisakowsky left to retrieve a package of chorizo sausage from a refrigerator. (Blake) Tucker and Casey Stafford held him down and pulled his pants down exposing his anus. Keith returned and inserted the foreign object (chorizo sausage) inside his rectum causing him pain. John Doe #72 stated that the chorizo sausage was removed from his anus and cut out of the package with a knife by Keith Wisakowsky. John Doe #72 stated that Keith Wisakowsky gave the chorizo sausage to Blake Tucker who then attempted to place the sausage back into his rectum but it did not penetrate him. John Doe #72 stated he was then released and he crawled into a nearby bathroom with the smashed up sausage still in-between his butt cheeks and threw up. John Doe #72 stated he removed the sausage from his butt cheeks and took a shower to clean up. While John Doe #72 was taking a shower an unknown person took his clothing from the bathroom. John Doe #72 stated he exited the bathroom in a towel looking for his clothes and Blake Tucker took his towel causing him to have to cover his genitals with his hands. John Doe #72 stated he ran out of the building to his vehicle to retrieve some shorts."

According to the affidavit, Ranger Sweaney and Ellis County Criminal Investigator Joe M. Fitzgerald interviewed witness and participant Preston Thomas Peyrot.

"During the interview Peyrot said he retrieved a wooden stick "broom stick" and gave the "broom stick" to Keith Wisakowsky. Preston Thomas Peyrol explained this was the first object they tried to use to stick into John Doe 72's rectum. Peyrot said Blake Jerold Tucker, Casey Joe Stafford, Keith Edward Wisakowsky and he continued to hold John Doe 72 down and put the "broom stick" under his pants and in-between his butt cheeks. The broom stick did not penetrate his anus. During the concert of the act one (1) of the parties said "I have something better" and went to the refrigerator and returned with the chorizo sausage," the affidavit states.

Additionally, Ranger Sweaney obtained cell phone video of the incident recorded by Parten.

"All the parties are seen on video and overheard yelling and laughing with excitement," the affidavit states.

Ellis County Emergency Services District #6 Volunteer Fire Department Chief Gavin Satterfield, 31, and Assistant Chief Billy Getzendaner, 34, were arrested later for tampering with a witness, a first degree felony, related to the arrests of the five volunteer firemen.

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, both were accused of directing the involved firemen to delete video of the incident and keep their mouths shut.

Chief Satterfield is claimed to have said the incident was "funny shit" after watching the video.

"As a result of these acts, Emergency Services District #6 Chief Gavin Lawrence Satterfield and ESD #6 Assistant Chief William "Billy" Getzendaner held a private meeting at the ESD #6 Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Satterfield and Assistant Chief Getzendaner held the meeting inside their office. The prospective witnesses (Blake) Jerold Tucker, Casey Joe Stafford, Keith Edward Wisakowsky, Preston Thomas Peyrot, Alec Chase Miller, and (victim) John Doe #72 said Assistant Chief Getzendaner laughed and chuckled stating he saw the video and made the statement, "This is funny shit." John Doe #72 stated that Assistant Chief Getzendaner followed his statement up with, "We can't be sticking chorizo up John Doe #72's butt," the affidavit states.

Assistant Chief Getzendaner was accused of telling the victim not to do anything about the incident and directing the accused to delete the video and keep their mouths shut.

"John Doe #72 said the prospective witnesses and Assistant Chief Getzendaner laughed at his comments together. John Doe #72 stated that Assistant Chief Getzendaner informed the prospective witnesses that John Doe #72 could do something to "us" and looked at John Doe #72, and said, "But you're not going to." John Doe #72 realized neither Assistant Chief Getzendaner nor Chief Satterfield were going to take any disciplinary actions towards the actors. Assistant Chief Getzendaner told the prospective witnesses that this could be Sexual Assault, to keep the knowledge of the sexual assault in-house, delete the video, and keep their mouths shut," the affidavit continued.

"During the interviews of the prospective witnesses, (Texas) Ranger (Adam) Sweaney and Investigator (Joe M.) Fitzgerald were informed that Assistant Chief Getzendaner and Chief Satterfield advised the actors and the victim, that if they did not heed their instructions to withhold information regarding the sexual assault from person(s) outside of the ESD #6 Fire Department, there would be consequences because law enforcement would investigate this as a Sexual Assault."

Peyrot and Miller both were interviewed by investigators and admitted to the alleged sexual assault according to the affidavit.

All of the accused were indicted by a Grand Jury on September 8, 2015.

Click on the following links to review past coverage of this incident.

http://elliscountycitizen.com/2015/04/07/ellis-county-firefighters-arrested-for-aggravated-sexual-assault/

http://elliscountycitizen.com/2015/04/09/fire-chief-and-assistant-chief-arrested-in-sex-assault-scandal/

http://elliscountycitizen.com/2015/09/09/former-volunteer-firemen-indicted-in-sexual-assault-case/