Lincoln County Sheriff's reports

Deputies along with Merrill EMS responded to a report of a crash with injury Wednesday afternoon in the Town of Merrill. Just after noon a caller reported that a vehicle had struck a bridge on State Rd 107 near Lone Pine Rd. When a deputy arrived on the scene he found that the 61 year old Merrill man had suffered a medical issue and was not injured. The vehicle had to be towed from the scene.

A Town of Merrill woman became the victim of a scam this past week via the web site Craig's List. The victim had advertised an antique stove from the 1800s valued at $350 and received a response from a male who stated he would send a check for $2,300. The victim was instructed to deduct the amount of the stove and her shipping fees and send any remaining funds to a furniture company in the state of Indiana. The check, which was from a legitimate company in the state of Arkansas, was deposited in her account and the bank assured her the funds were available and several days later she sent a money gram to a Walmart store in Indiana for $1,800. A short time later the Merrill bank received notice from the bank in Arkansas that the check was actually a fake check using stolen identifiers from the Arkansas company. When a call was placed to the "shipper" in Indiana they advised they had received three other calls today from people wondering about items they were shipping after sales on Craig's List but the reported contact never worked there and they were not involved in Craig's List sales or deliveries. By the time the victim reached Walmart to try and stop the money order, it had already been picked up and cashed at a Walmart store in Indiana. The investigation into this case continues.

Two Merrill residents are in the Lincoln County Jail facing multiple charges after they were caught stealing from property in the Town of Pine River. Just after 8 a.m. a Wausau man called 911 to report seeing a suspicious vehicle at County Rd P and County Rd W and the suspects were possibly stealing. When the reporting party followed the truck the driver tried to lose the caller and when he turned into a driveway on Cain Creek Rd at State Rd 64 the caller blocked the suspect in. At that time the suspect started ramming the caller's vehicle in an attempt to escape. Deputies arrived minutes later and took 36 year old Scott R. Martin and 25 year old Stephanie S. Stamper into custody. Martin was booked into the Lincoln County Jail on a charge of theft and four counts of felony bail jumping for violating terms of bonds on pending cases in Lincoln County Court. Stamper was booked in on charges of party to a crime of theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two felony counts of bail jumping for violating terms of bonds in pending cases in Lincoln County Court. Stamper had previously been released on signature bonds after being charged with numerous crimes, many of which were drug charges. Both will be held for bond hearings on Monday in Lincoln County Court.

A 31 year old Elgin, IL man was injured after an ATV crash Saturday morning in the Town of Harrison. The Rec. Deputy along with Oneida County Med 4 responded to Parrish Rd at Fish Lake Rd after a cell caller reported the crash just after 11 a.m. Jason D. Majer received non-life threatening injuries in the crash and was transported by Med 4 to Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center where he was treated and released.

A 17 year old Tomahawk woman was injured after a one vehicle crash Saturday morning in the Town of Harrison. Jennifer M. Larson was traveling north on County Rd B near Seven Island Lake Rd when her vehicle went off onto the shoulder of the road causing her to overcorrect rolling her vehicle. Larson was transported to Ministry Sacred Heart Hospital by Tomahawk EMS where she was treated and released. The Town of Russell Fire Department and First Responders assisted at the scene of the crash.

A 39 year old Land O'Lakes man is in the Lincoln County Jail after a traffic stop led to a warrant arrest. A deputy stopped Eric T. Holtan on US Hwy 51 near State Rd 64 in the Town of Pine River Sunday afternoon for a registration violation. A check showed Holtan was wanted by the Oneida County Sheriff for contempt of court. Holtan was brought to the Lincoln County Jail where he remains awaiting transport back to Oneida County.

Fourteen people reported striking deer this past week along with another bear. On Thursday evening a Tomahawk man struck a bear on US Hwy 51 south of County Rd S around 11:30 p.m. The bear was put down by a deputy and eventually claimed.