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Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson and Monroe County Sheriff Wesley Revels report the arrest of Nicholas Lee Calhoon, age 41, of rural Norwalk, WI. On Saturday evening, April 27, 2024, at 6:00 PM, the Monroe County 911 Communications Center received a call indicating that Nicholas Calhoon had been at a residence located along State Highway 33, rural Cashton, WI, in the town of Jefferson, in Monroe County, and made threats to harm a Vernon County resident located near County Road EE, rural Wonewoc, WI, in the town of Greenwood. A deputy sheriff from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to the State Highway 33
residence to investigate. After compiling the pertinent information, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy sheriff from Vernon County and a police officer from the City of Hillsboro Police Department responded to the rural Wonewoc address. Upon arrival, it was reported that Calhoon was there earlier in the day, but not now. The investigation continued throughout the evening by both Sheriff’s Offices with regular communication between both agencies. All officers on-duty were on the lookout for a side-by-side
UTV that Calhoon was believed to be operating. At 9:36 PM, the Vernon County resident called 911 and reported that Calhoon had returned and was yelling outside a gate at the end of the driveway. After reportedly leaving for a short time, Calhoon returned, and it was reported that he discharged several rounds from a firearm and left the area. An officer from the City of Hillsboro Police Department was the first to arrive and confirmed the presence of spent rounds of ammunition located at the end of the driveway. By this time, officers were given the description of a different vehicle that Calhoon was known to drive. While a deputy sheriff and the police chief from the Village of La Farge were responding to the residence, they met a vehicle similar to the second vehicle described. The vehicle was traveling west on County Road V. The officers, traveling the opposite direction, turned around and found the vehicle stopped along
County Road V, near County Road H, in the town of Union. A High-Risk Vehicle Contact was initiated and the suspect, identified as Nicholas Calhoon, was taken into custody without incident. A handgun was recovered. Nicholas Calhoon was booked into the Vernon County Detention Center for First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Operating a Firearm While Intoxicated, Disorderly Conduct, Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Tetrahydrocannabinol. On Monday, April 29th, at 1:00 PM, Nicholas Calhoon appeared in Vernon County Circuit Court for a Bond Hearing and bail was set at $1,000.00 Cash. There were several conditions of bond that
included no contact with victims. Calhoon is due back in court on May 8th, at 8:30 AM. Formal charges are being sought through Vernon County District Attorney Angela Palmer-Fisher and Monroe County District Attorney Kevin Croninger. The investigation continues. Anyone with additional information about these crimes is urged to contact the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office at 608-637-2123 or the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 608-269-2117. You can also contact Crime Stoppers about this crime or any other crime at 608-637- TIPS in Vernon County or 608-269-STOP in Monroe County. Online tips can be submitted at
www.p3tips.com

Beware of phone scams

There is a phone scam that has been making its way through our area.

Patients are being contacted by people posing as employees from trusted organizations – like hospitals, clinics and pharmacies.  Instead of asking for the usual credit card or social security card numbers, these scammers are asking patients to verify their insurance/Medicare ID numbers.  The information is then used to access and utilize protected health information in a harmful way.

If you are ever in doubt, don’t give your information out.

Congratulations to Brock Massey who was recently selected as one of 32 statewide finalists for the very prestigious 2024 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award! Only four boys and four girls from each of the four WIAA divisions were selected based on both athletic and academic achievement. Brock Massey will be honored at the WIAA Scholar Athlete Banquet on May 5 in Stevens Point.  Royall’s Marah Gruen was also selected as a finalist! 

On 04/17/2024 at approximately 8:38 PM, Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a reported hit and run traffic crash at Main Street and S. Water Street, in the Village of Norwalk. The suspect vehicle was later located behind an address on Main Street in Norwalk.

As Deputies attempted contact at the front door of the suspected driver’s residence, a single gunshot was heard from inside the residence. The roommate to the suspect quickly exited the residence and was detained by deputies. A second male was inside the residence, who was later to be determined to be the shooter. The shooter was identified as Eduardo Gomez Jimenez (18 years old).  Deputies immediately entered the residence and began giving commands to Eduardo. He discarded the firearm and then attempted to run into an interior room. Deputies were able to quickly apprehend Eduardo and took him into custody. Thankfully, no one was injured from the shooting.  During the investigation, it was found the handgun had been stolen.

Eduardo was arrested and booked into the jail for the following charges:

941.30(1) 1st-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety- 3 counts

947.01(1) Disorderly Conduct

941.20(1)(b) Go Armed with Firearm While Intoxicated

346.67(1) Hit and Run

346.63(1)(a) Operating While under Influence (1st)

943.34(1)(bm) Receiving Stolen Property Firearm

Eduardo is currently being held at the Monroe County Jail.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Cashton Police Department and Monroe County 911 Communications Center.