11-4-2024:
The Price County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious death.
On Sunday, November 3, 2024, at about 8:56 p.m., a deceased person was found near State Highway 13 and Whitby Road in the Township of Hackett in Prentice, Wisconsin.
According to the Price County Sheriff's Office, "A portion of State Highway 13 is currently closed. There is no known threat to the community. This is an ongoing investigation. Additional information will not be released at this time."
Agencies assisting the Price County Sheriff’s Office are Prentice Fire Department, Department of Criminal Investigation, Price County Coroner, Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, and Rhinelander Police Department.
If My Price County receives additional information, we will update this article.
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UPDATE: 11-5-2024:
The Price County Sheriff’s Office is following up on leads regarding the investigation of the deceased individual who was discovered in the area of State Highway 13 and Whitby Road in the Township of Hackett.
Price County Sheriff Brian Schmidt is asking for the public’s help with this investigation, requesting the following: "If you were traveling upon State Highway 13 near Whitby Road on November 3, 2024 between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and noticed anything suspicious or if you were travelling upon State Highway 13 near Whitby Road and your vehicle is equipped with a dash camera, you are asked to contact the Price County Sheriff’s Office at (715) 339-3011."
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UPDATE: 11-12-2024:
INFORMATION RELEASED ABOUT DECEASED PERSON FOUND NEAR HWY. 13
The deceased person found near Hwy. 13 on November 3, 2024 has been identified as a 28-year old woman. She was from Marshfield, Wisconsin, and it is believed her death was caused from a domestic violence incident. The investigation has shown that the woman was killed in the City of Marshfield, but her body was placed in Price County.
Photo Credit: Wood County Jail
Jody Geurink, Marshfield Police Chief, stated the police arrested a Marshfield resident, Deyvin Castro Gutierrez, who is 38 years old. He was arrested in connection to the woman's death and is currently being hold on charges of Suspicion of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide. This is an ongoing investigation.
According to the police, they will not release the victim's name out of respect for the family's privacy.
Sheriff Schmidt and Chief Geurink stated they "would like to thank all of the citizens who took the time to meet with and assist law enforcement during this investigation."
The Price County Sheriff’s Office and Marshfield Police Department were assisted by the FBI, Wisconsin Department of Justice-Division of Criminal Investigation, Wisconsin State Patrol, Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Rusk County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, Vilas County Sheriff’s Office-K9 unit, Wood County Sheriff’s Office, Park Falls Police Department, Phillips Police Department, Rhinelander Police Department-K9 unit, Prentice Fire Department, Price County Coroner’s Office, Wisconsin State Wide Intelligence Center, Wisconsin Department of Justice-Crime Response Specialists, Wood County District Attorney’s Office, and Price County District Attorney’s Office.