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Whitewater man charged with stalking Fairest of the Fair (AP)

JANESVILLE, Wis. â?? A 58-year-old Whitewater man has been charged with stalking the 20-year-old East Troy woman who represents the stateâ??s county fairs.

Joseph G. Schraeder reportedly asked Sheri Nelson to be his â??first ladyâ? in June at the Walworth County Diary Breakfast and told her was planning their wedding for a year later, according to a criminal complaint.

Nelson is a former Walworth County Fairest of the Fair and the 2007 Wisconsin Fairest of the Fair. The University of Wisconsin-Madison student helps promote Wisconsinâ??s county fairs.