By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Sheriff Steve Mansfield is going to let the prosecutor’s office decide if April’s fatal shooting of a suspected burglar in Onalaska was or was not justified.
However, Mansfield, who is running for reelection, says he feels the homeowner acted in a manner which makes the use of force reasonable, according to a news release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
The investigation concluded Thomas McKenzie, the 56-year-old Morton man who was fatally shot, was at the home on the 2100 block of state Route 508 on April 19 to commit a burglary and had earlier in the day committed a burglary, according to the news release.
The sheriff’s office won’t be taking the 59-year-old homeowner, Ronald Brady into custody, but will send the case to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office for its review, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies on Friday arrested McKenzie’s wife, Joanna McKenzie, 32, for burglary for her involvement.
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