Dunn County Drug Investigators Interrupt Attempted Homicide - Town of Dunn

On May 19th, 2021 a Dunn County Investigator and a Menomonie Police Investigator, both assigned to the West Central Drug Task Force, were completing a drive by of a residence in the Township of Dunn. This residence is the same as where a homicide had occurred in November of 2020 and was known to law enforcement as a high traffic drug residence. As the Investigators drove by they observed a male subject, later identified as John Rose, retrieve a hatchet from a vehicle and run towards other subjects in the residence with the hatchet overhead in a threatening manner. The Investigators requested assistance and pursued the individual into the residence identifying themselves to the suspect. The suspect was found to have already struck an individual in the residence twice with the hatchet and was prepared to strike a third time when the suspect was ordered, at gunpoint, to drop his weapon to which he complied. Investigation discovered that Rose and his girlfriend Rebecca Davis had just arrived at the residence and had assaulted two other subjects in the residence before Rose returned to his truck to retrieve the hatchet. In interviewing subjects at the residence, the disagreement and subsequent assault was over past owed drug debts. Assisting officers and EMS arrived to assist at the scene. As a result, the following individuals were arrested and charged as follows:

John Jeffery Rose- Held in Dunn County Jail on $10,000 cash bond, M/W 50 years of age

941.30(1) 1st-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety-Use of a Dangerous Weapon-Repeater

946.49(1)(b) Bail Jumping-Felony-Repeater

946.49(1)(a) Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor-Repeater

940.19(1) Battery Use of a Dangerous Weapon-Repeater

947.01(1) Disorderly Conduct Use of a Dangerous Weapon-Repeater

Rebecca Sue Davis, F/W 44 years of age

940.19(1) Battery

946.49(1)(b) Bail Jumping-Felony

946.49(1)(a) Bail Jumping-Misdemeanor

947.01(1) Disorderly Conduct

Department of Corrections Apprehension Request

Drug Unit Deputies Make Drug Seizures, Felony Arrest

As a result of a nearly three month long distribution of methamphetamine investigation, which included the serving of five search warrants throughout Dunn County, the following items were seized:

Nearly 270 grams of methamphetamine

3.6 grams of cocaine

1.5 grams of psilocybin mushrooms

1 firearm

A Richard Lee Skramstad, 58 years of age, has been charged with the following crimes base on his involvement and is being held at the Dunn County Jail on a $20,000 cash bond.

961.42(1) Maintain Drug Trafficking Place

961.41(1)(cm)1rManufacture/Deliver Cocaine (>1-5g)

961.41(1)(e)3 Manuf/Deliver Amphetamine(>10-50g)- 2 counts

961.41(1)(e)2 Manuf/Deliver Amphetamine(>3-10g)

961.41(1)(e)4 Manuf/Deliver Amphetamine(>50g)- 2 counts

A total of eight other individuals are also under investigation based upon their involvement in the case.

Agencies assisting the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office in this case are the Menomonie Police Department, West Central Drug Task Force, St. Croix Valley Drug Task Force, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the U.S. District Attorney’s Office.

Grand Jury Returns Dunn County Indictments

MADISON, WIS. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Chippewa Falls Man Charged with Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

Justin Barnard, 36, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is charged with possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine for distribution. The indictment alleges that he possessed the methamphetamine on November 23, 2020.

If convicted, Barnard faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years and a maximum of 40 years in federal prison. The charge against him is the result of an investigation by the West Central Drug Task Force, Menomonie Police Department, and Dunn County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Taylor Kraus is handling the prosecution.