Courts

No bond reduction for suspect in shooting of policeman

Published

4 years ago

April 7, 2020

Brad Williams

A La Crosse man accused of shooting a police officer last year will not get a change in his bond.

Allen Kruk is in the county jail, serving a sentence for drug possession.

Kruk is scheduled to be tried in July for attempted murder, for shooting La Crosse Officer Dustin Darling during a police call to a house last August.

Darling was wearing a protective vest, and shot Kruk in return.

Kruk’s attorney reportedly asked for a signature bond, because his client is worried about being exposed to COVID-19 in the jail.

Judge Ramona Gonzalez turned down the motion to have Kruk’s $50,000 cash bond changed.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.