3 apprehended after state trooper shot at in La Salle County

Shots were fired Thursday at a state police cruiser near Mendota, and three people were taken into custody in Wisconsin, where an extended police chase finally ended.

Heather N. Hyatt, 43, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Michael D. Winch, 41, of Brooklyn, Wisconsin; and Michael B. Goodman, 38, of Madison, Wisconsin, are being held in the Rock County Jail in Janesville, Wisconsin, on multiple felony charges, most of which are drug offenses.

None is currently charged with firing shots at the cruiser, but state police emphasized in a news release sent Friday that the case remains under investigation. No trooper was struck or injured during the incident.

State police responded about 8 p.m. Thursday to a report of a shooting on northbound Interstate 39 near Hope Township (milepost 40) in La Salle County. State police obtained a general description of the suspect vehicle, found it and began following it on I-39 near La Salle.

“Around Mendota at milepost 75, a passenger in the vehicle fired multiple shots toward the ISP squad car, hitting the car,” police said in the release. “Fortunately, the ISP officer was not injured.”

The vehicle briefly eluded police but then was found again on I-39 northbound near Monroe, Wisconsin.

“At that time, ISP Air Operations had the vehicle in sight, and ISP officers on the ground initiated a pursuit, which continued into Wisconsin,” according to the release. “ISP provided information to the Clinton Police Department in Wisconsin, enabling them to deploy stop sticks. Ultimately, the vehicle ran out of gas, and the three suspects in the vehicle were taken into custody.”

Hyatt is charged with manufacture/delivery of fentanyl and cocaine, plus possession of cocaine/base and maintaining a vehicle for drug trafficking.

Winch is charged with a probation violation, maintaining a vehicle for drug trafficking, possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of THC.

Goodman is charged with vehicle operator fleeing/eluding an officer, reckless driving, failure to stop at a stop sign, maintaining a vehicle for drug trafficking, and manufacture/delivery of fentanyl and cocaine.

All await a bond hearing in Rock County.

The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available at this time, police said.