Juneau County man arrested by authorities on triple murder charges

Juneau County man arrested by authorities on triple murder charges

ELROY – The New Lisbon Police Department and the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday afternoon that they have arrested a 47-year-old New Lisbon man wanted in connection with a triple homicide in Juneau County.

According to a news release from the New Lisbon Police Department, the Juneau County Communication Center received a report of a suspicious person in the town of Elroy, Juneau County, at approximately 11:51 a.m. Thursday. A deputy was dispatched to the area and made contact with the subject, identified as Virgil Thew, 47, of New Lisbon.

According to the release, he was arrested without incident at 12:18 p.m. Thursday. Elroy is about 17 miles southwest of New Lisbon, where the three murders occurred.

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