Lt. Mark Wiegert announces candidacy for Calumet County sheriff

CHILTON - Lt. Mark Wiegert of the Calumet County Sheriff's Department is running for the agency's top job, it was announced in a statement Tuesday.

Wiegert has been with the county for 24 of his 26 years in law enforcement and is currently responsible for overseeing the jail and detectives.

The statement said he had been endorsed by retiring Sheriff Mark Ott, among others.