MINERAL POINT, WI (MetroSource-WSAU) Grant County sheriff’s deputies say Iowa County District Attorney Larry Nelson has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The arrest happened Sunday morning after Nelson inadvertently called for help using his OnStar alert system.
Authorities were called to the town of Mineral Point near the Ludden Lake Golf Course where deputies found Nelson and observed signs of impairment.
He was arrested for first-offense OWI and taken for further testing and released.
The sheriff’s department says investigators from neighboring Grant County will take over the case to avoid a conflict of interest.
