Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reports
A 39-year-old Tomahawk man was arrested Monday afternoon on a warrant charge. A deputy was assigned to investigate a complaint from a man in Michigan who purchased something from the Tomahawk man but had not received the product. The deputy determined the matter was civil in nature but when he ran a check on the local party he found he was wanted by the Ashland County Sheriff for failing to pay child support in excess of $2,000. The man was brought to the Lincoln County Jail and held until a relative posted bond in Ashland County.
A 69-year-old Schofield man was assisted out of the woods late Wednesday night after deputies responded to a report of a missing person in the Town of Harding. A friend became concerned when the man failed to return from baiting on land off of Conservation Avenue. Deputies arrived in the area just after 10 p.m. after the friends called 911 after conducting their own search. After about 20 minutes in the woods, the deputies were able to make voice contact with the lost man and guide him out of the woods. He explained he got turned around while coming back from his bear stand, he denied any medical treatment.
Traffic on US Hwy. 8 was slowed for an hour on Friday night after a semi-truck became hung up in the ditch. Just after 6 p.m. the truck driver from Fort Worth, TX accidently missed his turn onto USH 51 and was trying to turn his truck around at Deer Lake Road when the truck went off the shoulder of the road causing half of it to be blocked. A company out of Rhinelander responded and removed the semi which had no damage. Traffic was flowing normally before 7:30 p.m.
A 29-year-old Tomahawk man was arrested Saturday morning on warrant charges after a deputy stopped a wanted person. A deputy on patrol on State Rd. 86 near Spirit Haven Road stopped the motorcycle the man was driving after noting the registered owner was wanted. Several warrants were issued for the suspect in October of 2014 after he failed to appear in court on a disorderly conduct charge and four counts of bail jumping along with criminal traffic matters. The man was brought to the Lincoln County Jail on the warrants and he was also cited for operating without a valid motorcycle license. He will make a court appearance on Monday.
The number of car deer crashes is up as compared to previous weeks with seven being reported. One of those crashes involved a squad car. On Tuesday evening a deputy on patrol struck a deer on County Rd. R causing front end damage to the marked patrol car. Also, three bald eagles were struck this past week alone. On Tuesday someone struck an eagle on County Rd. E near Tesch Road in the Town of Harding. A deputy and a neighbor were able to capture the eagle and the deputy brought it to the Sheriff’s Office where he met a volunteer from the Raptor Education Group. Unfortunately the bird died before it could be taken to Raptor. On Wednesday a deputy recovered an eagle that had been struck and killed by a car on County Rd. A near County Rd. U north of Tomahawk. The deputy had been checking the area earlier after it was reported an eagle looked sick and was having trouble flying. And on Saturday a deputy recovered an eagle that was found dead on the side of US Hwy. 51 near State Rd. 64 in the Town of Pine River. In total, five eagles have been killed so far this year in Lincoln County. Most of them were struck as they were attempting to fly off from deer carcasses on the side of the road.
The Recreation Deputy is hoping you enjoy the upcoming Labor Day weekend. He expects the waterways will be busy with the warm forecast predicted. So far the Rec. Deputy notes it has been an average summer with the fluctuating weather being a factor on the amount of boaters he has come across. So far there have been no boating accidents on the waterways and he is hoping to see that trend continue. The Recreation Deputy also reminds you to make sure your ATV is registered and ready to go as the trails are already starting to get busy and traffic will only increase as the fall colors appear.