GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities in Brown County have arrested a man suspected of killing Thomas Wick back in 2012.
On Thursday night, investigators with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department arrested 30-year-old Matthew Moore. Moore made his first court appearance Friday afternoon, where a judge found probable cause to hold him on a $500,000 cash bond. He has yet to be formally charged in the case.
During that court appearance, prosecutors say that Moore had money problems and owed Thomas Wick a $5,000 house loan payment. The money was apparently due the day after the murder.
Moore is also suspected of stealing the apparent murder weapon from a co-worker.
According to FOX 11, prosecutors said Moore made comments to police that included information that was never released publicly, like the fact Wick was shot in the head. They added that Moore’s handwriting appears to match gang signs found in Wick’s home.
Also making an appearance in court Friday was Moore’s fiancée Katie Heller. Heller is accused of lying to investigators about the case. Her bail was set at $50,000 cash.
On this day in 2012, Thomas Wick was found dead inside the basement of his Howard home.
Investigators say a friend arrived that morning to help Wick remodel his basement and that’s when he found Wick lying on the floor. Police believe Wick had been lying there for several hours.
Wick owned Bayside Electric, a residential and commercial electrical company.
Both Moore and Heller are expected back in court next week to face formal charges.
(Additional reporting from FOX 11).
