{"id":458198,"date":"2022-06-06T00:58:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T21:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/douglas-uhde-idd-as-suspect-in-shooting-death-of-ex-judge\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T00:58:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T21:58:54","slug":"douglas-uhde-idd-as-suspect-in-shooting-death-of-ex-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/douglas-uhde-idd-as-suspect-in-shooting-death-of-ex-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"#Douglas Uhde ID&#8217;d as suspect in shooting death of ex-judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b41c30910\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b41c30910\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/douglas-uhde-idd-as-suspect-in-shooting-death-of-ex-judge\/#%E2%80%9CDouglas_Uhde_IDd_as_suspect_in_shooting_death_of_ex-judge%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Douglas Uhde ID&#8217;d as suspect in shooting death of ex-judge&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDouglas_Uhde_IDd_as_suspect_in_shooting_death_of_ex-judge%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Douglas Uhde ID&#8217;d as suspect in shooting death of ex-judge&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The retired Wisconsin judge found dead in his basement was allegedly murdered by a career criminal he\u2019d previously sentenced to prison time, according to state authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Uhde, 56, was once hit with six-year sentence by Juneau County Judge John Roemer, 68, whom he allegedly shot and killed in his home Friday morning. <\/p>\n<p>The prison sentence was connected to weapons charges.<\/p>\n<p>Uhde, who was identified Saturday by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and has a rap sheet going back almost two decades, is also accused of compiling a hit list of prominent politicians, including GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe information that\u2019s been gathered indicated that it was a targeted act and that the targeting was based on some sort of court case or court cases,\u201d Wisconsin Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Josh Kaul said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>After failed attempts to talk Uhde down, members of the Juneau County Special Tactics and Response Team breached Roemer\u2019s home Friday morning and found Roemer dead and Uhde with an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the basement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wisconsin-Shooting-Judge.jpg?w=911\" alt=\"Douglas K. Uhde\" class=\"wp-image-22542512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wisconsin-Shooting-Judge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1367 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wisconsin-Shooting-Judge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=911 911w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wisconsin-Shooting-Judge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456 455w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wisconsin-Shooting-Judge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\"\/><figcaption>The 56-year-old suspected shooter Douglas Uhde had allegedly compiled a hit-list of high profile politicians. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Wisconsin Department of Corrections\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Law enforcement began efforts to save the accused killer\u2019s life and Uhde was rushed to a hospital where he remained in critical condition, the state Department of Justice said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Uhde\u2019s most recent prison stint ended in April 2020. He has yet to be charged in the judge\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p>Investigators said there was no im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te danger to the public as their probe continues.<\/p>\n<p>Uhde may have planned to target other government officials, including McConnell, Evers and Whitmer, a law enforcement official said. There were 13 names on the list overall.<\/p>\n<p>State authorities did not address the alleged hit list in their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> release Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>But Whitmer\u2019s office confirmed it was notified her name appeared \u201con the Wisconsin gunman\u2019s list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Whitmer has demonstrated repeatedly that she is tough, and she will not be bullied or intimidated from doing her job and working across the aisle to get things done for the people of Michigan,\u201d said Zach Pohl, Whitmer\u2019s deputy chief of staff.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/gretchen-whitmer-getty-01-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer \" class=\"wp-image-22542590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/gretchen-whitmer-getty-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/gretchen-whitmer-getty-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/gretchen-whitmer-getty-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The office of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer confirmed that her named had been on the hit-list that was found. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Federal prosecutors failed to convict four men earlier this year in an alleged kidnapping plot of the Michigan Democrat \u2014 two men were found not guilty and the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict for the other two.<\/p>\n<p>Another person on the hit list is a gun shop owner and candidate for Chippewa County Sheriff in Wisconsin, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wkow.com\/townnews\/law\/wisconsin-man-on-suspected-gunmans-list-shares-story-with-27-news\/article_81b29506-e462-11ec-ac3f-034b682af63d.html\">according to WKOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Candidate Dan Marcon, who also works for the Department of Corrections for 14 years, confirmed the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found a list with your name on it and I\u2019m like, OK, that doesn\u2019t sound good,\u201d said Marcon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a death threat last year from a gentleman in Milwaukee on a stance that I stood with [Senator] Ron Johnson on and it was a legit one. The Milwaukee Sheriff\u2019s Department went down and knocked on his door and talked to him and said, you know, good call on that one,\u201d said Marcon, according to WKOW.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mitch-mcconnell-getty-01-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell\" class=\"wp-image-22542613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mitch-mcconnell-getty-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mitch-mcconnell-getty-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mitch-mcconnell-getty-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was one of the politicians whose names were on Uhde\u2019s alleged hit-list. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIs there another person that\u2019s coming after me that they don\u2019t know about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roemer was remembered as a \u201cvery loving, very encouraging man with a wonderful sense of humor who will be dearly missed,\u201d said Chip Wilke, a pastor with the St. Paul\u2019s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mauston.<\/p>\n<p>Roemer was the president of the congregation and evangelism chairman.<\/p>\n<p>He retired from the bench in 2017 after serving for nearly 20 years. He was also a former assistant district attorney in Juneau County and an assistant state public defender.<\/p>\n<p>He also served as lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserves.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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