On September 28, 2022, at approximately 8:10 PM , the Dunn County Communication Center received a call of a 4 year old child that was struck by a skid steer in the Town of Peru, Dunn County. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office along with Dunn County First Responders, The Pepin County Sheriff’s Office, Durand Fire and Durand ambulance all responded to the scene. Life Link helicopter also responded. The responding units provided medical care at the scene but the 4 year old succumbed to his injuries and died at the scene. He was pronounced deceased by the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office. Preliminary investigation shows that the skid steer was being operated by an adult family member when the child was struck and ran over by the machine. This incident remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s office.

On May 11, 2022, at approximately 1:58 AM, the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual who advised of a structure fire at a residence. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Menomonie Fire Department responded to the incident address of N2910 370th Street in the Township of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin. Upon arrival, the single story home was a fully involved working structure fire. It was quickly reported that an individual was trapped inside the residence. Another individual was able to get out of the residence prior to the fire department’s arrival. The Menomonie Fire Department was able to locate the individual and extricated the individual from the residence. Once outside the residence, life saving measures were performed but the individual succumbed to their injuries. The individual was pronounced deceased on scene. An autopsy is being conducted at the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office this morning. The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation. The name of the deceased individual will not be released, at this time, pending family notification. Assisting with the incident was the Menomonie Fire Department, the Elmwood Fire Department and the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office. *** The victim in the fire has been identified as: GUSTAVO A. XICALHUA TLAXCOLA , 20 Years of age***

At 9:12 am on Thursday, March 24th, 2022 the Dunn County Communications Center received a call about multiple vehicles on fire at the Park-and-Ride lot on US 12 at I-94. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, Elk Mound Fire Department, Menomonie Fire Department and Colfax Ambulance responded to the scene. Upon arrival, there were three vehicles on fire. The fire crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to additional vehicles and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries from the fire. There was a vehicle seen leaving the Park-and-Ride after the fire started. That vehicle was located and two individuals were taken into custody on unrelated charges in St. Croix County. The cause of the fire was suspicious in nature and remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Fire Marshalls Office.

At 3:26 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of USH 12 and County Road K in the Township of Lucas. The caller reported multiple occupants of one vehicle were all entrapped. The Dunn County Sheriff's Office, Menomonie Fire Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and a Mayo helicopter responded to the scene. The preliminary investigation indicates a Lincoln Continental was southbound on County Road K and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of USH 12. The Lincoln Continental was struck by a westbound Jeep Grand Cherokee. Visibility does not appear to be a factor at the time of this crash. There were three occupants in the Lincoln Continental. One occupant of the Lincoln Continental was pronounced deceased at the scene. The second occupant was airlifted by Mayo Helicopter and the third occupant was transported by ambulance, both with serious injuries. The two occupants of the Jeep Grand Cherokee were treated for minor injuries and released. The crash remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office and Wisconsin State Patrol. The names of the occupants are being withheld pending family notification.

At 1:27 p.m. on Monday, November 22, 2021, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle head-on crash on 980th Ave, west of 370th St. in Hay River township. The caller reported one of the vehicle’s involved was on fire with two occupants entrapped. The Dunn County Sheriff's Office, Boyceville Police Department, Boyceville Fire and EMS, Menomonie EMS, Wisconsin State Patrol and two life-link helicopters responded to the scene. Upon arrival, Deputies and Officers were able to free the two occupants from the burning vehicle. The preliminary investigation indicates a Dodge Neon with two occupants was eastbound on 980th Ave and a Chevrolet Silverado with one occupant was westbound. The two vehicles hit head-on at the crest of a hill. The two occupants of the Dodge Neon sustained serious injuries and were airlifted from the scene by Life-link helicopters. The one occupant of the Chevrolet Silverado was transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and Wisconsin State Patrol. The names of the occupants are being withheld pending family notification.

As an update to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office’s quadruple homicide investigation, Antoine Darnique Suggs, date of birth 06/26/1983 turned himself into Gilbert, Arizona Police Department today on our warrant. Suggs has been living in the Phoenix, AZ area recently before traveling back to Minnesota in the last couple of weeks. At this time, it’s unknown how Suggs traveled back to Arizona this week. Suggs has not been interviewed yet so we have no new information to release at this time. He will be transported to Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, AZ awaiting extradition to Wisconsin. This investigation will continue along with the assistance of St. Paul Police Department, Minnesota BCA and the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigations.

As an update to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office’s homicide investigation, late yesterday, warrants were issues for two suspects in connection with this homicide case. One of the suspects has been arrested on our warrant by St. Paul Police Department and is being held in the Ramsey County Jail. The suspect arrested is Darren Lee McWright (Osborne), date of birth 03/15/1965 of St. Paul, MN. The other suspect that we are still looking for is Antoine Darnique Suggs, date of birth 06/26/1983. Suggs is believed to be in the St. Paul/ Minneapolis area. Any information as to the whereabouts of Antoine Suggs can be called into the local law enforcement agency or that information can also be provided to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office so we can forward that to the appropriate law enforcement jurisdiction. Suggs should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. I have attached photos of both individuals.

Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd has released the names of the four victims found in the abandoned SUV in Sheridan Township. The victims are as follows. Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, female, 30 years old of Stillwater, MN Matthew Isiah Pettus, male, 26 years old of Saint Paul, MN Loyace Foreman III, male, 35 years old of Saint Paul, MN Jasmine Christine Sturm, female, 30 years old of Saint Paul, MN Autopsies were performed on all four victims on Monday by Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office and the preliminary examination shows that all four victims died from gunshot wounds. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is working hard on a thorough investigation with many other agencies to bring a swift end to this investigation to insure justice is served for these four victims as soon as possible. “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of these victims. I wish we could release more details of our investigation but we have to balance the public’s desire to know the details with running the risk of harming our investigation and losing evidence for building a good homicide case”, said Sheriff Kevin Bygd. A press conference is scheduled for 4:00p.m.today in the multi-purpose room on the first floor of the Dunn County Judicial Center at 615 Stokke Parkway, Menomonie, WI if media outlets would like to be there.

On September 12, 2021 about 2:18 PM the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a death in Town of Sheridan in northern Dunn County. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating a 4 victim homicide. The victims do not appear to have any connection to the area. The victims were found in an abandoned black SUV that was driven into a standing corn field off a rural road in Sheridan township. Please contact the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office at 715-232-1348 if you have information that might be related to this incident or may have seen a black SUV with Minnesota plates in that area. There may have been a second dark colored SUV traveling with the black SUV that may be related. As we have learned more throughout our investigation, we do not believe there to be present danger to the public in the area. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation, the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Wisconsin DOJ crime lab. No other information is being released at this time. More details will may released as this investigation develops.

On September 12, 2021 about 2:18PM the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 reporting a death in Town of Sheridan in northern Dunn County. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating this suspicious death scene. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting any information of someone walking in the area or possibly going to residence to ask for a ride early Sunday morning or late Saturday night. Please contact the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office at 715-232-1348 if you have information that might be related to this suspicious incident. As we are in the initial stages of the investigation we ask that people be vigilant about securing their doors and be aware of their surroundings. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Wisconsin Division of Criminal investigation and the WI DOJ crime lab. No other information is being released at this time. More details will be released as this investigation develops.

On Aug 24, 2021 about 11:11 AM the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a construction crew working on at a construction site 390th St in Town of Menomonie reporting 2 males were down and had possibly been struck by lightning. One male was reported to be not breathing. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and Menomonie Fire and Rescue responded to the scene. Two male patients were located at the scene. One suffering from suspected serious injuries and the other was not breathing. Immediate medical attention was given to both patients however despite efforts to revive the 60-year-old male, he was pronounced deceased at the scene by The Dunn County Medical Examiner’s office. The other patient a 20-year-old male was transported to Mayo Eau Claire by Menomonie Fire and Rescue with suspected serious injury. Preliminary investigation shows a crew was working on a pole shed construction. They were working under a partial roof. The two injured employees were on ladders when lighting struck in the area. Both were knocked off their ladders. The crew had stopped working due to weather and when the weather broke they started to work again. Shortly after starting to work again the lighting struck. This case remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office. Names will be released at a later date pending notification of next of Kin.

From the Office of Acting U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea Western District of Wisconsin U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: TAYLOR L. KRAUS AUGUST 11, 2021 PHONE: (608) 264-5158 WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/USAO/WIW TWITTER: @USAO_WDWI MENOMONIE MAN SENTENCED TO 81 MONTHS FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM AND HEROIN POSSESSION MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Hartwig, 34, Menomonie, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 81 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon and for possessing heroin with intent to distribute. This prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. On May 6, 2020, undercover officers approached Hartwig as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Upon seeing the officers, Hartwig ran, resulting in a short pursuit during which Hartwig displayed a 9mm pistol. After tackling Hartwig, officers recovered the gun along with a backpack Hartwig dropped. The backpack contained an additional magazine loaded with 9mm ammunition, heroin packaged for sale, Hartwig’s wallet, and a small amount of methamphetamine. At the time of these offenses, Hartwig was on community supervision in connection with a 2011 Wisconsin conviction for delivery of heroin and a 2019 Wisconsin conviction for possession of methamphetamine. Under federal law, he has been prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition since 2007. At sentencing Judge Peterson remarked that Hartwig’s persistent drug offenses, along with acts of violence in his criminal history, made him a danger to the community. Judge Peterson also noted that Hartwig’s illegal possession of the firearm demonstrated his disregard of the law, as did the fact he fled from officers. The investigation in this case was conducted by the West Central Drug Task Force, Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menomonie Police Department, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant United States Attorney Taylor L. Kraus.