Tomah Police Department
"Serving the Community"

Police Chief Wesley D. Revels

PRESS RELEASE

TOMAH POLICE DEPARTMENT

Chief Wesley D. Revels
805 Superior Avenue
Tomah, Wisconsin 54660
Telephone (608) 374-7400
Fax (608) 374-7413

PRESS RELEASE

Date of Release: 3-18-09
Date/Time of Incident: 3-18-09 at 5:01 p.m.
Type of Incident: Weapon
Place of Occurrence: City of Tomah
Suspect: Douglas L. Heacox, male, 46 years old
Charge(s): Felon In Possession of a Firearm / Carrying Concealed Weapon/Probation and Parole Hold　

Summary of Incident:

On 3-18-09 at 5:01 p.m., the Tomah Police Department received information that a subject was seen near the Greyhound Bus station in possession of a handgun and a hunting knife. The handgun and hunting knife were in the subject’s backpack. The subject was attempting to get to LaCrosse and indicated he would be walking to the Tomah bar district to see if he could get a ride to LaCrosse. Officers obtained a description of the subject and began to search for him. Officers eventually located the subject inside a tavern in downtown Tomah and identified him as Douglas L. Heacox. Douglas was found to be a convicted felon and admitted to possessing a handgun in his backpack.

Douglas was taken into custody and a subsequent search incident to a lawful arrest revealed a Taurus .45 semi-automatic pistol, two magazines loaded with hollow point bullets and a large hunting knife in the backpack. Douglas is currently incarcerated in the Monroe County Jail and charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Carrying a Concealed Weapon. Additionally, the Department of Corrections placed a Probation and Parole Hold on Douglas.