NEW LONDON, WI (WSAU) A Waupaca County Sheriff’s deputy suffered non-life threatening injuries in a shootout with a supsect on Friday afternoon. Deputies were trying to serve a search and arrest warrant in a domestic abuse case when the incident occurred around 3pm.
Police were trying to take 62 year old James Dax of New London into custody. Dax began shooting at the officers who returned fire.
Dax is now being held in the Waupaca County Jail facing numerous charges including attempted homicide. The incident remains under investigation. More information will be released when he makes a court appearance on Monday.