HIXTON, Wis. – A Hixton man wanted for a stabbing during a home invasion Thursday was reported seen walking into another Hixton residence about 2 p.m. Jackson County deputies responded with a K-9 aide and searched the property unsuccessfully, Sheriff Duane Waldera said. Authorities had been looking for Anthony Sylvester IV, 32, of Hixton. Word had spread quicky around Hixton that Sylvester had been cornered. A crowd gathered. Afterward Sheriff Duane Waldera issued a statement: “Law enforcement encountered numerous citizens too close to the scene. This creates a safety issue for innocent bystanders and a security issue for law enforcement personnel.” Please, he said, allow police to do their job. At the same time, Waldera asked people in the Black River Falls area including Hixton, to be vigilant and report any sighting of Sylvester or information on his whereabouts.
