Fatal Farm Accident - Town of Colfax

On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6:02 p.m. the Dunn County 911 Center received a report of a male pinned under a tractor on CTH A in the Town of Colfax, Dunn County.

Colfax Fire, Colfax Ambulance and the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene. The WI State Patrol also responded to the scene. Mayo med flight was also requested to respond to the scene.

A 76 YOA male was found pinned under the tire of a small older tractor. He had been using the tractor and a rotary mower on his property. He was extricated from under the tractor and was transported by med flight to Mayo- Eau Claire. He was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.

The incident remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The name of the deceased is not being released at this time.

Fatal House Fire - Town of Spring Brook

On Friday, July 10, 2020 at 10:01 p.m. the Dunn County 911 Center received a call of a house fire in the 6800 block of 270th Ave in Spring Brook Township, Dunn County.

Menomonie Fire & Rescue and the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene. Numerous other fire services were called to the scene as well.

There were five occupants inside the house at the time the fire started. Two adult females were able to make it out of the house with only minor injuries. They were treated and released on scene. Two adult males and one child perished in the fire and were pronounced deceased at the scene.

This fire remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal, Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The names of the deceased are not being released at this time.

Dunn County Man Indicted by Grand Jury for Gun and Heroin Crimes

From the Office of U.S. Attorney Scott C. Blader

Western District of Wisconsin

U.S. Department of Justice

GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT

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.

Menomonie Man Charged with Heroin & Gun Crimes

David Hartwig, 32, Menomonie, Wisconsin, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, with possessing heroin with intent to distribute, and with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The indictment alleges that on May 6, 2020, he possessed a 9mm pistol and ammunition, and heroin with intent to distribute.

If convicted, Hartwig faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison on the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, 20 years on the heroin charge, and a mandatory minimum penalty of five years on the charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Federal law requires that any sentence imposed on the charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime be served consecutive to any sentence imposed on the charge of possessing heroin with intent to distribute.

The charges against Hartwig are the result of an investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menomonie Police Department, West Central Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Taylor L. Kraus is handling the prosecution.