A former Eau Claire County treasurer has been told to hire an attorney before his petition for early release from prison can be considered.
Larry Lokken appeared by Zoom Thursday from Thompson Correctional Center in Deerfield.
Lokken is serving a nine-a-half-year prison sentence for stealing $625,000 from taxpayers in Eau Claire County and is scheduled for release in 2025.
He told the court his attorney could no longer represent him during Thursday’s virtual hearing in Eau Claire County Circuit Court.
Judge Jon Theisen told him he has to have an attorney representing him before another hearing will be scheduled.
