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LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT

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On 12/3/2024 a Lincoln County deputy on patrol conducted a traffic stop on CTH Q and Lake Rd. in the Town of Scott for a vehicle with expired registration. The deputy made contact with the driver, a 40-year-old man from Wausau. At the time of the initial contact, the driver told the deputy that he had been stopped earlier in the night by a deputy from Marathon County. The LISO deputy, in checking the man’s driver’s license, learned that his driving status was canceled. The deputy then made contact with the Marathon County deputy and learned that they had cited the man for the expired registration and gave him a written warning for the canceled license violation. As a result of the Marathon County contact, the LISO deputy took the man into custody for a criminal charge of driving without a valid license second offense within three years.

On 12/5/2024 the Lincoln County 911 Center took a call of a male party crushed by a skidsteer at an address on CTH T in the Town of Somo. The reporting party, who is the victim’s son-in-law, went to the property and found the victim, a 67-year-old Tripoli man, pinned between the boom and the frame of the skidsteer. The reporting party advised dispatch of the accident and that the victim was unresponsive and he was unable to find a pulse. According to the reporting party, the victim had been working on the equipment by himself at the time of the accident. The victim had been using a front-end loader and a chain to lift the skidsteer bucket to perform maintenance on the skidsteer. During the process, the chain failed and the arms fell on the victim, pinning him between the boom and the frame of the skidsteer. The reporting party then used the same front end loader to lift the bucket far enough off of the victim for fire and medical personnel to extract the victim. Tomahawk EMS, FD, and deputies from the sheriff’s office all responded to the scene. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

On 12/6/2024 the 911 Center took a call of an ATV being stolen from an address in the N1500 block of Range Line Rd. in the Town of Pine River sometime between 7:20 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 4. Unknown subjects stole a 2001 Honda 400EX ATV. A neighbor had reported that the day prior to the theft, they had seen an older model white/silver Dodge pickup truck with rust on it drive slowly past the address where the ATV was stolen from. During the investigation, the deputy learned that there was also security footage from two different locations showing the suspect vehicle. It is described as a white Chevy truck pulling a red horse trailer. If anyone is familiar with this vehicle or remembers seeing anything suspicious in the area, they are asked to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 715.536.6272. This remains under investigation.

On 12/19/2024 the 911 center received a call of a vehicle parked partially in the road on USH 8 near CTH CC in the Town of Bradley. The reporting party advised that they suspected the driver of the vehicle to be intoxicated. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the driver, a 22-year-old woman from Tripoli, and observed signs of impairment. The deputy asked the driver to perform sobriety tests, which she refused to do. As a result, the woman was arrested for a first offense OWI. She was later released to a responsible party.

On 12/19/2024 a deputy on patrol stopped a vehicle on USH 51 near the 204-mile marker for expired registration on the vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, a 31-year-old man from Merrill. In making contact, the driver advised he didn’t have a valid driver’s license. Further checking revealed that the driver had a revoked driver’s license and a warrant for his arrest. The driver was placed under arrest and transported to the Lincoln County Jail for the warrant.

On 12/30/2024 a deputy was sent to a tavern in the Town of Bradley to investigate a hit-and-run crash that had occurred. A witness reported that the suspect vehicle backed into another vehicle and then left southbound on CTH A heading to the City of Tomahawk. After a short search, the suspect, a 21-year-old man from River Falls, was located at an address in the City of Tomahawk. The suspect advised that he didn’t think he hit any other vehicles but did admit to driving while under the influence. He was subsequently asked to perform some sobriety tests which he agreed to do. As a result of those tests, he was placed under arrest for a second offense OWI. The suspect was then transported to and turned over to Lincoln County Jail staff.

On 12/31/2024 deputies were dispatched to the area of STH 17 south of CTH G in the Town of Pine River for a one-vehicle rollover crash with injuries. Upon arrival, a deputy spoke with both the driver and passenger of the vehicle, and they reported that the driver swerved to avoid a deer when the crash happened. The deputy noticed several open intoxicant containers in the vehicle and questioned the driver, a 16-year-old girl from Tomahawk, about them. The driver stated she only had a sip earlier in the night. A preliminary breath test was conducted and the driver was found to be over the legal limit. As a result, she was arrested for an offense of violation of the absolute sobriety law. She was later released to her parent. The passenger, also under the age of 18, was released to a responsible party.

On 01/01/2025 deputies were sent to the area of Loop Rd. in the Town of Wilson near Red Cloud Landing Rd. for a reported ATV that had gone through the ice. The operator had just gotten off the ATV to check the ice thickness when he heard a crack and the ATV went through. No one was injured and a wrecker service out of Rhinelander was called to remove the vehicle.

On 01/01/2025 deputies were sent to a tavern in the Town of Merrill for a report of a battery. Upon arrival, the deputies made contact with the victim, a 51-year-old man from Merrill. He reported that he was at the bar when his mother-in-law, a 51-year-old woman from Merrill, came there to confront him about an argument that he and his wife, a 31-year-old woman, had been involved in earlier in the day. During the confrontation at the bar, the suspect struck the victim in the face, knocking him off his bar stool. The victim reported pain in his right arm and lower back and had marks on his face that were consistent with being struck. Following the battery, the suspect left the bar. The case will be sent to the district attorney for review and possible charges.

On 01/03/2025 deputies were dispatched to a call of what was reported to be disorderly conduct that had taken place earlier in the morning at an address on STH 86 in the Town of Tomahawk. In making contact with the victim who had left the address, deputies learned that a 33-year-old woman and the 28-year-old victim, both of Tripoli, had gotten into an argument. The woman was upset that there was nothing to drink in the house. The victim told the woman to pack some things and leave the house, as he was walking outside. The woman then armed herself with a handgun and fired a shot off inside the house. She then walked outside and fired at lease one additional shot towards the mobile home. The victim then collected all the guns from the house and left for work. When deputies went to make contact with the woman, she first refused to talk with them, but later came to the door where she was verbally argumentative and telling the deputies they were trespassing. Deputies were eventually able to get the woman to step outside where they advised her she was under arrest. A struggle ensued, with the woman resisting arrest. After a short struggle, the woman was placed in custody without injury and transported to the Lincoln County Jail. She was booked on first degree recklessly endangering safety, bail jumping (felony), endangering safety/reckless use of a firearm, and disorderly conduct. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.

On 01/03/2025 deputies were sent to the area of Rapel Rd. near Lake Nokomis in the Town of Bradley for a reported UTV that had gone through the ice. Initial reports indicated that the vehicle was unoccupied and it was unknown if there was anyone in the water. Tomahawk Fire and Rescue, along with the dive teams of Lincoln and Oneida County Sheriff’s Offices, were dispatched to the scene. First arriving deputies learned that there were no injuries and no one in the water. The owner, a 68-year-old man from Beloit, spoke with deputies and was put in contact with a wrecker service out of Rhinelander to remove the vehicle.

On 01/05/2025 the sheriff’s office received a complaint of a reckless driver traveling northbound on USH 51 near the 200-mile marker in Marathon County. The suspect vehicle, a black Toyota two-door, was reported to be traveling at a very high rate of speed. A deputy located a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle northbound on USH 51 near the 207-mile marker. The vehicle was captured on radar at 105 mph in a 65 mph zone. The deputy was able to get the vehicle stopped and cited the driver, a 21-year-old man from Janesville, for traveling 40 mph over the speed limit.

On 01/05/2025 deputies were sent to an address on Meadowview Ln. in the Town of Schley for a reported physical domestic disturbance. Both the husband, a 56-year-old man, and his wife, a 49-year-old woman, admitted to being involved in a fight and going after each other physically. In the course of the fight, both parties received minor injuries. Deputies were able to determine that the woman was the primary aggressor and, as a result, she was arrested for domestic battery and disorderly conduct. She was transported to the Lincoln County Jail. Minor injuries were claimed by both involved.

On 01/05/2025 deputies were sent to an address on Barker Ave. in the Town of Pine River for a reported physical domestic disturbance. The victim, a 21-year-old woman from Wausau, had contacted her sister via Facetime and reported that she and her boyfriend, a 23-year-old man from Merrill, had been involved in a fight, and the victim had obvious facial injuries to include bruising and bleeding. The sister then reported this to the sheriff’s office. When deputies arrived, they made contact with the victim who refused to cooperate with the deputy’s investigation, but she had clear visible injuries consistent with a domestic violence situation. The deputies then attempted to talk with the male suspect who refused to exit the house or to speak with the deputies and eventually barricaded himself in a bedroom and locked the door. The deputies collected what information they could and will submit a report to the district attorney per Wisconsin law, and will be requesting a charge of domestic battery in the case.

On 1/11/2025 deputies were sent to the intersection of CTH JJ and Hillside Dr. in the Township of Merrill for a two-car crash with injuries. An eastbound vehicle traveling on Hillside Dr. failed to yield the right of way to a vehicle traveling southbound on CTH JJ, resulting in a crash. Injuries were reported by passengers in the southbound vehicle. During the investigation, the driver of the eastbound vehicle, an 84-year-old man from Merrill, was showing signs of impairment. Subsequently, he was arrested for OWI causing injury first offense.

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