CHIPPEWA COUNTY (DrydenWire) - The Court has accepted a change of plea from Trevor D. Blackburn, a Tennessee man who was charged in Chippewa County Circuit Court with Class C Felony Kidnapping, seven counts of Class B Felony 1st Degree Child Sexual Assault of a Person under 16 - Use/Threat of Force/Violence, Class H Felony Strangulation and Suffocation, and Class F Burglary following the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl in 2022.
The missing girl was located, safe, and Blackburn was later taken into custody in Douglas County, WI. He appeared for a bail bond hearing in Chippewa County, WI, on October 4, 2022, and the Hon. Judge James Isaacson ordered a $1,000,000 cash bond.
Following his arrest, Blackburn received a federal indictment for Distribution of Child Pornography for allegedly posting a video of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct on a school district network.
Blackburn received additional charges in two other Chippewa County Circuit Court cases for 5 counts of Class H Felony Battery by Prisoner, 7 counts of Class H Felony Battery or Threat to Judge, Prosecutor, or Law Enforcement Officer, and two counts of Misdemeanor Criminal Damage to Property filed against him in December 2022 and August 2025.
A jury trial was scheduled in February 2026 for Blackburn in Chippewa County Circuit Court regarding the charges of Child Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Burglary, and Strangulation and Suffocation; however, he appeared on December 17, 2025, and Judge Isaacson accepted a proposed resolution of his cases.
Blackburn entered pleas of No Contest to the charge of Class C Felony Kidnapping and 3 counts of Class B Felony 1st Degree Child Sexual Assault of a Person under 16 - Use/Threat of Force/Violence.
Online circuit court records indicate that all remaining charges against Blackburn were dismissed and read in, along with any federal referral.
Blackburn is scheduled to be sentenced in March 2026.
Pursuant to the direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicly, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Last Update: Dec 18, 2025 11:03 am CST
