LTUSD, LTCC candidate has multiple run-ins with the law

By Kathryn Reed

Michael Bischoff, candidate for Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Lake Tahoe Community College boards of education, was back in court last week.

This time is was for violating his probation stemming from a July 2010 felony driving under the influence arrest which he was convicted of in November 2010.

Michael Bischoff

In August, he told Lake Tahoe News he had been living in South Lake Tahoe for a little more than a year. This means the arrest came just after getting to town.

This is not the first DUI the 60-year-old has had, as was reported in the August story.

The Oct. 28 hearing was continued to Dec. 9.

Bischoff last week told El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey he has been attending AA meetings, is receiving counseling through Tahoe Turning Point, is on new medication and is looking for a job.

But this is not the only run-in with the law Bischoff has had in the 16 months he has lived in South Lake Tahoe. There are two restraining orders against him.

A woman who works for El Dorado County mental health department obtained the first restraining order in May. She crossed paths with Bischoff through his drug rehab program.

In a police report she says, “(Bischoff) began leaving sexually explicit messages, including what sounded like him masturbating while leaving the message.”

The second restraining order was issued in August. This was obtained by his now ex-girlfriend who he had been living with at Sky Lake Lodge.

She told officers Bischoff forced her to have sex, called her names and abused her cat.

It is not known where Bischoff is currently living after leaving the hotel in August.

He is on the Nov. 8 ballot for both boards of education.