Dane County authorities have identified the name of a man found dead in Deerfield Saturday morning and revealed he was the victim of a homicide.
Dane County Medical Examiner Barry Irmen says the man found dead in a home on the 100 block of Washburn Avenue in Deerfield was Nathan Priewe, 28, of Cambridge. Irmen also indicates that autopsy results confirm Priewe died from homicidal blunt force injuries.
The Dane County Sheriff's Office previously said Priewe was in a fight at Kurt's Never Inn in Deerfield Friday night into Saturday, and that he was found dead around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
The sheriff's office said Sunday it had taken a person of interest into custody on a probation hold.Authorities are asking anyone with information about what happened to call the Sheriff's Tip Line at (608) 284-6900.
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DEERFIELD (WKOW) -- Authorities say a 28-year-old man's death this weekend is suspicious and they're asking for any information about what happened.
According to a report from the Dane County Sheriff's Office, the man was in a fight at a bar with someone overnight Friday into Saturday. He was found dead inside an apartment on Washburn Road in Deerfield around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
Investigators believe there are a number of people who may have seen the physical altercation either inside the Kurt's Never Inn or when the two men were fighting outside on Main Street.
Sheriff's officials have taken a person of interest into custody on a probation hold. That person's name and the victim's name have not been released.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about what happened to call the Sheriff's Tip Line at (608) 284-6900.