TOMAH, Wis. – Police found a Tomah man shot and critically wounded when they arrived at his house to check on his welfare. Robert Goad, 80, was taken the hospital with wounds to his head and a shoulder. He said he had been shot by Ryan Goad. The relationship of the men was not immediately clear in police reports but appeared to be to be familial. This was about 1:15 a.m. The younger Goad, age 45, was located two counties away near Madison about 7 a.m. and arrested. Paperwork was begun for charges of:
> Attempted homicide.
> Aggravated battery.
> Recklessly endangering safety.
> Disorderly conduct.
Tomah police had been called to an address on Mary Kay Avenue about a man threatening to kill an elderly man. The caller claimed Ryan Goad, 46, had tken his children to the address. When police arrived, the younger Goad and the children were gone. About 2:45 a.m., 1-1/2 hours later, police were informed the children were located at an address in neighboring Juneau County and were safe. Then deputies in Sauk County located the younger Goad another three hours later and took him into custody. This was about 7 a.m. Meanwhile, the older Goad had been transported from the Tomah hospital to the trauma-care unit Gundersen hospital in LaCrosse.
Goad. Arrested in Sauk County northwest of Madison.