News brief: Morton woman arrested for burglary in connection with April incident in Onalaska when her husband was fatally shot

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Lewis County sheriff’s deputies on Friday arrested the wife of Thomas  McKenzie, the 56-year-old Morton man who was fatally shot by an Onalaska home owner who was staying overnight at his house-under-construction in case burglars from earlier in the day returned.

Joanna McKenzie was arrested and booked into jail on Friday for burglary in connection with the incidents that took place on April 19 at the 2100 block of state Route 508 in Onalaska, according to Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Cmdr. Steve Aust.

The sheriff’s office this morning turned over the file on the case to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office for its evaluation, Aust said.

The 59-year-old homeowner, whose name has not been released, told sheriff’s detectives at the time he heard a noise and opened the outer garage door to see flashlights shining in his eyes. He fired his weapon.

More on the case to come later.

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