Man Being Charged with Homicide for Union Center Fire

On Saturday March 19th, the Juneau County Communications Center was notified of a house fire in the Village of Union Center.  The fire resulted in the death of LeRoy C. Siefkes, Age 64, of Union Center. 

As a result of the on-going investigation, Travis J. Yirka, age 45, of Union Center, was subsequently charged with the following:

  1. First Degree Reckless Homicide
  2. Arson of a Building

Mr. Yirka is presently being held in the Juneau County Jail on a $500,000 cash bon.

If anyone has any additional information regarding this incident, please contact Detective Jay Greeno at 608-847-5649.

Please remember , all individuals are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

Source: WRJC.com



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