Erin man
commits suicide
in deputies’ custody 30-year-old
was being transported to Winnebago
By
AL DUNN - GM Today Staff
May 9, 2008
WEST BEND - A 30-year-old town of Erin
man being transported to the Winnebago Mental Health unit in Oshkosh
by Washington County Sheriff’s Department deputies committed
suicide Thursday, according to Sheriff Dale Schmidt.
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The man was taken into protective
custody at around 2 a.m. Thursday, Schmidt said, and after
consultation with the Washington County Acute Care Services, it was
determined the man should be placed at Winnebago. Two deputies were
assigned to take him there, Schmidt said.
