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Buffalo County shooter headed to trial

Published

3 years ago

February 5, 2021

A Buffalo County man accused of killing his wife in January will be scheduled for trial.

Jonathan Medeiros of Nelson has waived his preliminary hearing, and is due back in court in March to enter a ‘not guilty’ plea.

Medeiros is charged with 1st degree murder for the January 24th shooting death of his wife Jolene, at their home.

Police say Medeiros was drinking before he fired a shotgun in his bedroom during an argument. His wife was shot in the head, and there were holes from two gunshots in the bedroom wall.

A criminal complaint says Medeiros admitted to grabbing the gun, shooting once, and then firing a second shot at his wife when she screamed at him.

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.