Two Dogs Fasaga entered an Alford plea on Tuesday to charges stemming from a July 2018 incident where he allegedly used a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol to shoot at a vehicle in Onalaska.
The plea allows Fasaga, 44, formerly of Onalaska, to take advantage of a plea deal without admitting guilt.
“I do not believe I am guilty of the charges in the amended information, but in order to take advantage of a plea being offered, I believe there is a substantial likelihood of a judge finding me guilty of the charges in the amended information,” Fasaga stated in a written plea agreement filed in Lewis County Superior Court on Tuesday.
With that Alford plea agreement filed, Fasaga has formally been convicted of one count each of drive-by shooting, third-degree assault and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
The standard sentencing range is 87 to 116 months for the drive-by shooting charge, and 51 to 60 months each for the other two charges, according to court documents.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on March 22.
The plea agreement notes that the state prosecution may ask the court for an exceptional sentence of 120 months, or ask that the jail sentences for each charge run consecutively.
The state may also ask for this jail sentence to run consecutively to the 116-month jail sentence he received in November for an unrelated unlawful possession of a firearm conviction.
In that case, Fasaga was accused of fatally shooting Paul Snarski, also known as “Hound,” with a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol at Fasaga’s Onalaska residence in May of 2018, then dismembering Snarski’s body and having other people dispose of Snarski’s remains, vehicle and shoes, according to court documents.
He was acquitted of murder charges at a non-jury trial in July of 2023.
The defense will likely ask for the sentences on all counts on both cases to run concurrently, and for sentences on the low end of the standard range, according to the plea agreement.
