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Green County Sheriff: January 1, 2025
Police Blotter

On December 23:

● At 5:11 p.m., GRSO deputies, along with Lafayette County deputies, Argyle EMS and Fire Department, Blanchardville EMS, and GC EMS responded to a rollover crash with injuries in the W8000 block of CTH C, Town of Adams. German Danilo Amaya Murillo, 46, Darlington, was westbound when the driver’s rear tire blew out. German lost control of the vehicle, and crossed the center line, entering the east ditch, traveling up and then down the embankment, before re-entering the roadway, and rolling over. The vehicle came to rest on its tires facing west. The vehicle sustained overall disabling damage and was towed from the scene. There was no airbag deployment. German sustained non-life threatening injuries. Front seat passenger, Santos Genaro Murillo-Salgado, 47, Monticello, sustained non-life threatening injuries. Rear driver’s side passenger, Oscar Hermando Velazquez, 54, Monticello, sustained non-life threatening injuries Rear passenger side passenger Wilfredo Lanza Diaz, 38, Monticello, sustained possible life-threatening injuries. All occupants were reported to be wearing seatbelts, and all were transported to SSM via ambulances. German was cited for Operating W/O a Valid DL, Causing Injury. He was released pending court.

On December 23:

● At 5:22 p.m., while operating with emergency lights and sirens activated on the way to an injury crash, a GRSO deputy struck a deer. Sergeant Dani Jackson was northbound in the N4400 block of CTH J, Town of Monroe, when a deer entered the roadway and collided with the squad car. Sgt. Jackson was wearing a seatbelt and was uninjured. There was no airbag deployment. The squad sustained functional damage to the pushbar and grill, and was driven from the scene. Lafayette County Sheriff investigated the crash.

On December 26:

● At 1:55 p.m., Deputies responded to the N4200 block of Country Club Dr., in the Town of Decatur, for a report of a suspicious vehicle. The investigation resulted in Steven F. Kind, 27, of Orangeville, being placed under arrest for Possession of Heroin, Possession of Psilocybin, Possession of THC, Possession of a Prescription Medication without a Prescription, and two counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Kind was later incarcerated at the Green County Jail pending court.