Central Wisconsin Woman Accused of Lying to Purchase on Gun; May Have Been Used in Homicide

Friday, August 12th, 2022 -- 1:00 PM

(Mike Leischner, WSAU) A Central Wisconsin woman accused of lying on a firearms transaction document may have purchased a gun used in a Merrill homicide.

Police say Ashley Zastrow did not intend to keep one of the handguns she bought in January, and instead passed it on to Tanner Graap who later used it to kill Kayla Frank a few days later.

It's a method known as a Straw Purchase, and it could land Zastrow in federal prison for up to five years if she's found guilty at a one-day trial in December. Graap was initially charged with reckless homicide, but that was upgraded to intentional homicide this summer.

Zasthrow was arrested last week, and federally indicted on Tuesday.

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