Gavin Thompson (Courtesy: Iowa County Sheriff’s Office)
IOWA COUNTY, Wis. - A Wisconsin man, arrested after a Nebraska police chase this week, is now charged with killing a woman who was found dead inside the vehicle.
In Court:
Court records show prosecutors charged 23-year-old Gavin Thompson with first-degree intentional homicide, burglary, hiding a corpse, and taking and driving a vehicle without the owner's consent. He is currently jailed in Nebraksa.
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What they're saying:
Prosecutors accuse Thompson of killing 67-year-old Dorinda Segebrecht of Dodgeville. According to a report from WMTV-TV, he entered her unlocked home and demanded her car keys. Evidence showed there was a struggle.
Thompson allegedly admitted to stabbing Segebrecht, according to the report. Investigators said he tried to clean up the home before he put her body in her SUV and driving away.
Dorinda Segebrecht
Investigators later discovered that Segebrecht's vehicle may have been in Nebraska, and information about the investigation was relayed to Nebraska State Patrol. A trooper there spotted the SUV on I-80 early Wednesday morning.
After a police chase and crash, the report said Thompson was arrested and allegedly admitted he needed money and a car because he recently lost his job. Segebrecht's body was found in the back of the vehicle.
As of right now, officials are not aware of any connection between Thompson and Segebrecht.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from WMTV-TV, including a criminal complaint filed by the Iowa County District Attorney's Office and public Wisconsin Circuit Court records.