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VILAS COUNTY: MAN ARRESTED IN HOMICIDE OF WOMAN - My Northern Wisconsin - 03-22-2025
The Vilas County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at 10:34 p.m. on Friday, March 21, 2025.
The call came from St. Germain, Wisconsin. The caller informed dispatch that they located a 61-year-old woman, Kelly Johnson, who was likely deceased.
Deputies arrived at the scene in Cloverland, Wisconsin, and determined the woman died of unnatural causes.
Detectives from Vilas County, Oneida County, and the Department of Criminal Investigation (WI DOJ) were dispatched to the scene. Plus, assistance was obtained from the Department of Justice’s mobile Crime Response Team and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
In the early morning hours of March 22, 2025, the investigation identified James Johnson as a suspect. He is a 56-year-old St. Germain man. He was arrested for 1st Degree Intentional Homicide.
Updated 3-24-25:
The suspect appeared before Vilas County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Overbey on March 24. A $1,000,000.00 bond was set.