Schammel sentenced to over 7 years in prison for drug sales; Received concurrent sentences for other felony charges
Published 8:34 am Thursday, October 25, 2018
Jamie Lee Chris Schammel, 38, of Austin was sentenced on Wednesday in Mower County District Court to 92 months in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud for felony second-degree drugs-sale of 10 grams or more of a narcotic other than heroin within a 90-day period. He received credit for 40 days served.
He received a concurrent sentence of 57 months in prison for felony DWI-operate motor vehicle-body contain any amount of schedule I/II drugs-not marijuana. He received another concurrent sentence of 22 months in prison for felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle from the same case. He received credit for 137 days served.
Charges of felony first-degree DWI-under the influence of a controlled substance and misdemeanor driving after revocation of his license were dismissed.
Judge Kevin Siefken issued the sentences.
Schammel was arrested on Feb. 17 after leading deputies on a high-speed chase that exceeded 100 miles per hour. During the chase, they observed Schammel throwing beer cans and “clear stuff” that looked like salt out the window.
When the chase reached the 19000 block of Highway 56, Schammel hit his brakes and was struck by a squad car, forcing his vehicle to go into a ditch on the east side of the road, roll over several times and stop in a field. Deputies found Schammel knocked out, but not injured. He was then taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin, where a blood test was administered to determine if he was under the influence of a controlled substance.
Schammel was arrested again on Sept. 14 after selling 28.24 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential reliable informant on Sept. 6.
A review of Schammel’s criminal history shows prior convictions for disorderly conduct, theft, tampering with a motor vehicle, attempted state lottery fraud, terroristic threats, domestic assault, drug possession and third-degree murder-aiding and abetting (controlled substance).