Sheriffs' Investigators Make Arrest in Arson Case of Shooter's Showgirls- Elk Mound, Wis.

On Saturday, January 18th, 2025 shortly before 5am, the Dunn County Communications Center received calls from passing motorists on I-94 of a building on fire. The location provided was Shooters Showgirls, on 850th St. in the Town of Elk Mound. Upon arrival the building was fully involved.

Elk Mound Fire along with Menomonie Fire, Colfax Fire, Rock Creek Fire, Sand Creek Fire, Township Fire, Chippewa Fire District, Weaton Fire, Boyceville Fire, Bloomer Fire and Colfax Rescue worked to put out the fire. At this time, the cause and origin of the fire remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and Elk Mound Fire Dept.

If anyone has any information related to this case or if you observed any vehicles parked in the immediate area between 2am and 5am this morning, please contact the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office at 715-232-1348. Information can also be provided anonymously through the dunncocrimestoppers.com website or the P3 Mobile Tips app.

Updated information: 1-21-25

The structure fire at Shooters Showgirls has been determined to be an arson. Deputies and investigators continued to review video evidence and follow up on leads throughout the weekend. This morning investigators interviewed Colton Jansen from Comstock WI. Colton admitted to his involvement in the case. He was taken into custody with the assistance from Investigators of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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Highway 29 Wrong-Way Driver Arrested for 5th Offense OWI at Four Times the Legal Limit - Town of Elk Mound

On Saturday, January 20th, 2025 at 7:31 pm, the Dunn County Communications Center received a complaint of a wrong way driver travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 29 in Elk Mound Township. A Dunn County Deputy encountered the suspect vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes between the 29/94 and 29/40 interchanges.

The Deputy turned around and attempted to stop the vehicle and warn oncoming traffic of the danger. The vehicle failed to respond to the squads light or siren. The vehicle continued eastbound in the wrong lane of traffic before turning southbound on 850th Street and pulling into an adjacent parking lot.

Contact was made with the operator, identified as 56 year old Mark R. Prieve of rural Elk Mound. Prieve refused Field Sobriety Exercises but submitted to a Preliminary Breath Test with a result of .329, four times the legal limit.

Prieve was placed under arrest for OMVWI- 5th Offence and cited for Operating after Revocation, Fleeing an Officer, Driving Wrong Way on Divided Highway and Failure to Have an Interlock Ignition Device Installed. Prieve was on probation from a previous Felony OMVWI conviction and is currently being held at the Dunn County Jail on a probation hold and a $25,000 cash bond.

Candlelight Gathering for Fallen Dunn County Sheriff's Officer Jeff Reynolds

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a short gathering for Correctional Officer Jeffrey Reynolds, who was tragically killed in a traffic crash while on his way to work on December 24th, 2024. We will be gathering on Wednesday, January 1st at 6:30pm, with a moment of silence and reading at approximately 6:45pm, outside the Dunn County Judicial Center located at 615 Stokke Pkwy, Menomonie, WI 54751. The gathering will be open to Corrections, Law Enforcement and the public to show support for Officer Reynolds. For information related to parking please visit www.dunncountysheriff.com/officerreynolds

Officer Reynolds Gathering

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