GREEN BAY (WLUK) — Stephen Preisler, the author known as Uncle Fester, was sentenced Friday to a year in prison after having his probation revoked due to failed drug tests.
Preisler, 67, gained renown under the name “Uncle Fester” for his books on how to make ricin, methamphetamine and other drugs. In July 2023, he was charged in Brown County with multiple drug manufacturing and delivery counts after items were seized from his Baird Street home. Since then, additional charges, including drug possession and bail jumping, have been added.
In January 2025, Preisler was convicted of two bail jumping charges for using drugs, which he cited as coping with pain issues. He originally was placed on probation and was ordered to serve six months in jail…