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Man arrested after barricading self in house

by Steve Prestegard

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Scenes of
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annual Horrific Crime
Scene Revisited will be
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SouthWest: 1B

A member of a high
school baseball team
that went to state three
times in the early 1950s
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baseball coach Larry McGinley.

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The Grant County Crisis Resolution Team entered the house at 175 N. Main St. Thursday at 2:45 p.m.
Officers arrested Douglas Forbes Jr., 23, Platteville.
Photo by Steve Prestegard

A 23-year-old Platteville man

was arrested after a hostage
situation in Platteville Thursday afternoon.
Douglas Forbes Jr. was taken
into custody by Platteville police after the incident at 175 N.
Water St.
A second man was taken into
custody after the incident, but
was released later after police
determined he wasnt involved
in the incident.
Police received a report of
a domestic violence incident
at the address today around
9 a.m., in which the victim reported being kicked and strangled Thursday morning and on
two previous occasions. The
victim told police that Forbes
had the victims 8-month-old
son with him, and she was due
to pick up the boy later today.
Police said in a news release
there was no indication at the
time that the boy was in immediate danger, but the victim
called Forbes later to arrange
for an earlier exchange time.

Douglas Forbes Jr.

Police said Forbes then threatened to harm himself and the
boy if the victim didnt meet or
contact him.
Police, Grant County sheriff s deputies and the Grant
County Crisis Resolution Team
secured the area around the
house, and then made phone
contact with a person in the
house, but didnt receive much
cooperation, said Police Chief
Doug McKinley.
At 2:45 p.m., police banged
on the door, yelled Sheriff s
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Simon says dont be late for your unbirthday

Sports: 11A

Fastest on
the course
Plattevilles Vince Momot set the Platteville
team course record in
winning the boys race at
the Dick McKichan Platteville Invitational Saturday.

SPORTS: 14A

Index

Church directory
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Classifieds
6B
Court news
10B
Education 13B
Entertainment 7A
The First Amendment 4A
FYI 5A
Government Journal 5A
I See by The Journal 12B
Legal notices
8B
Livingston/Rewey 4B
National Pork Month 2B
Platteville chamber 6A
Society 4B
SouthWest 1B
Sports 14A
The Week
1B
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The Platteville Middle School musical Alice in Wonderland Jr. will be presented in the Platteville High School auditorium Thursday at 7 p.m.

Photo by Steve Prestegard

Citations,
not
charges,
for fatal
bike crash
The driver in a carbicycle
crash that killed a 22-year-old
man on Business 151 Sept. 13
wont be charged, but he is facing four traffic citations.
A pickup truck driven by
Tyler P. Sullivan of Platteville
was driving west on Business
151 when his pickup truck
struck a bicycle ridden by
James Spencer Thomas, 22,
Platteville, at East Business
151 and Phillips Road Sept. 13
around 10:50 p.m.
Thomas was taken to Southwest Health in Platteville,
where he was pronounced
dead.
The Grant County District Attorneys office decided
against filing charges after
conferring with Platteville police and a Wisconsin State Patrol accident reconstruction
officer.
A Platteville police news
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Would you vote for city hall?

City building referendum discussed

for Municipal Building, fire station work
The Municipal Building is proposed to have $4.5 million of work over the next two years. The Municipal Building is on Bonson Street, which is proposed to be repaired at $490,000 this coming year.

Photo by Steve Prestegard

by Steve Prestegard

plattevillejournaleditor@gmail.com

Platteville City Manager Karen Kurt opened

the Sept. 29 Common Council special meeting
by describing the citys 201620 Capital Improvement Plan as at this point more a wish
list than reality.
The city therefore could be said to have a
wish list of almost $43.6 million in capital projects over the next five years, $9.6 million of that
coming in 2016.
The Common Councils meeting informally
prioritized the list before budget deliberations,

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including 2016 capital project spending, is considered later this year.

The plan includes nearly $4 million in street
work, including Bonson Street from Main Street
to Furnace Street, Richard Street from Straw Avenue to Chestnut Street, Short Street from Adams Street to Cedar Street, Cedar Street from
Water Street to Fourth Street, Mason Street
from Hollman Street to Lancaster Street, Furnace Street from Chestnut Street to its west end,
Biarritz Boulevard and DeValera Drive.
The plan also proposes adding sidewalks at the
See PLAN page 8A u

Georgia
murder
suspect
waives
extradition

The suspect in a Savannah,

Ga., homicide who was arrested
in Platteville Sept. 9 waived his
right to contest his extradition
to Georgia Monday afternoon.
Tyron Henry, 20, is wanted
in connection with the shooting death of Michael Anthony
Johnson, 50, of Savannah,
in Savannahs Metropolitan
neighborhood July 10, according to the SavannahChatham
Metropolitan Police Department.
Henrys extradition hearing
was held in Grant County Circuit Court Monday afternoon,
where he waived extradition,
according to court records.
Henry was arrested Sept. 9
by U.S. Marshals assisted by
Platteville police after a traffic stop at Siemers Street and
East Madison Street following
a stakeout of a house in the
700 block of Siemers Street.
The stakeout occurred after
See SUSPECT page 5A u

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