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La Crosse police has been charged in Columbia County with auto theft and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Bradley Jones, 37, was given a $2,500 cash bond Wednesday for the new charges of motor vehicle theft and possession
of a firearm by a felon, both as
a repeat offender. He already had a $2,500 cash bond for escape.
He also had a $1,000 signature bond issued July 13 in
La Crosse County on charges of making a false 911 call and two counts of obstructing officers as a habitual criminal, but was not released because of a Department of Corrections probation and parole hold.
According to a criminal complaint, Jones walked away from the Columbia County Recycling Center July 9, then took a vehicle July 11 that the owner said had a shotgun inside.
A few days later, a relative in La Crosse told police Jones was suicidal and had a weapon. Police surrounded a downtown La Crosse apartment and managed to capture Jones on the rooftop about two hours later as he apparently tried to escape, according to reports.
Police in Viroqua, Wis., found the stolen truck July 19, with two weapons inside.
Jones was serving nine months in jail after a Columbia County jury convicted him Nov. 16, 2006, of second-degree reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm while intoxicated and carrying a concealed weapon.
Jones was accused of shooting a handgun out of the
window of a vehicle being
driven by his ex-girlfriend in heavy traffic July 5, 2005, on Interstate 39/90/94 near Arlington, Wis.
If convicted on the three new Columbia County charges, Jones could receive up to 26 years in prison. He also could have his probation revoked in Columbia County and might face an additional 17 years in prison. He is in Columbia County Jail pending a Sept. 11 court appearance.
Todd Krysiak is a reporter at the Portage Daily Register.
