Man Involved in Wood County Pursuit and Standoff Appears in Court

Thursday, September 5th, 2024 -- 12:00 PM

The Wood County Sheriff's Department along with agencies throughout Central Wisconsin have noticed a significant increase in critical incidents involving violent individuals with firearms this summer.

As previously released on August 20th, 2024 multiple members of the law enforcement communities were fired upon by one of these violent individuals. During a vehicle pursuit on August 20th, 2024, Clinton H. Mayotte fired at five or more law enforcement officers while attempting to flee.

It is clear that Mayotte was not just firing at officers to deter officers from pursuing him, but to try and kill them. Thankfully, no officers were struck or injured during this outrageous violent act that spanned over several miles.

Mayotte was shot by an officer after a standoff while he continued to fire at officers. Mayotte was treated by these same officers that he was trying to kill and then transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated. On September 3rd,  Mayotte stood in front of the Honorable Nicholas Brazeau, Jr who placed him on a high cash bond of $2.11 million dollars. 

Sheriff Becker, along with the law enforcement community, strives to end these violent incidents before they start. But it's important that the public knows that they will not back down to these individuals and will continue to protect the public.

If you know a person showing violent tendencies, please report them to law enforcement so prevention measures can take place. The Wisconsin Department of Justice- Criminal Investigation is conducting the investigation of this incident.

Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.