A 56-year-old Rhinelander man was arrested Tuesday evening after a deputy responded to a report of a person walking in the road in the Town of Bradley. At around 8 p.m. callers reported a man walking on County Rd. A near County Rd. U north of Tomahawk. The deputy located the suspect walking in the road causing traffic to back up and cause a hazard. When the deputy attempted to speak to the man, he pulled out a can of liquid and sprayed the deputy. The can turned out to be bug spray. The deputy used his taser and with the assistance of a Tomahawk Police Officer took the man into custody. He was brought to the Lincoln County Jail where he was charged with resisting an officer and battery to a law enforcement officer.
Tomahawk firefighters and a deputy responded to a vehicle fire early Thursday morning on Lake Alice. At 3:30 a.m. a caller reported a vehicle engulfed in flames off of Anglers Avenue in the Town of King. When a deputy arrived, he found a 21-year-old Tomahawk man who advised his vehicle became stuck while he was operating on the ice. While he was trying to get the vehicle free it started on fire and was destroyed. No injuries were reported.
A 73-year-old Tomahawk man had to be rescued Friday afternoon after his vehicle became stuck in the Town of Wilson. The man was attempting to free his vehicle when he fell an estimated 40 feet down an embankment. Tomahawk Firefighters along with a deputy and paramedics from Tomahawk EMS all worked for about half an hour to bring the man up to the road where he was taken to Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital where he was treated and released.
A 36-year-old Rhinelander woman was arrested Saturday afternoon on a criminal traffic charge after a 911 call reported a possible impaired driver. At around 2 p.m. a deputy stopped the woman on US Hwy. 51 near County Rd. Q in the Town of Scott after a report was received that she was driving recklessly as she traveled south on US Hwy. 51 from Irma. The woman showed signs of impairment and was placed through field sobriety tests, as a result of those tests she was arrested for a third offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
No one was injured but the Recreation Deputy is advising outdoor enthusiasts to use caution after a vehicle broke through the ice on Lake Alexander Saturday afternoon. The man phoned the sheriff’s office to advise his vehicle had fallen through the ice in an area known as Badeau’s Bay off of State Rd. 107 near South End Road. He advised he was unfamiliar with the proper route on the ice and broke through when he went into an area known to have thin ice. The man had his two minor children in the vehicle but all were able to escape with only wet feet. The vehicle was later removed from the water.
A 36-year-old Merrill man was arrested Saturday evening on warrant charges. The man presented himself to the staff of the Lincoln County Jail and informed them he was wanted. A check showed he was wanted by the Oneida County Sheriff and by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for violating the terms of his probation.
A 63-year-old Merrill man was arrested Saturday evening on a felony charge after a traffic stop in the Town of Schley. A deputy stopped the man on County Rd. C at County Rd. X after he observed the vehicle driving in an erratic manner. The driver showed signs of impairment and a preliminary breath test showed he was almost three times over the legal limit. The man was arrested for a seventh offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
A 22-year-old Tomahawk man was cited for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a crash early Sunday morning in the Town of Bradley. At 2:10 a.m. a caller reported a single vehicle rollover crash on US Hwy. 8 and Wolf Road. The driver showed signs of impairment and was placed through field sobriety tests and as a result he was cited for a first offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
A 22-year-old Merrill man was arrested early Sunday morning on a criminal traffic charge. A deputy stopped the vehicle he was driving on Hillside Drive in the Town of Merrill after he observed it fail to stop at a stop sign. After field sobriety tests the man was arrested for a third offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
The number of deer crashes remains steady with 15 being reported this past week.