Arraignment For Man Involved in Grant County Standoff

A man facing five charges for allegedly shooting a woman during a standoff last month in Grant County will be arraigned today. 32 year old Bryant Matti of La Crosse, is charged in Grant County Circuit Court with five felonies: burglary, false imprisonment, second-degree reckless injury, possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony and criminal damage to property. Boscobel police were called to a home on Elm Street January 17th to investigate a report of a man who had barricaded himself and a woman inside a residence. The man, identified as Matti, reportedly had a rifle. Authorities set up a perimeter around the home, and negotiation teams made contact with Matti. After several hours without a resolution, authorities heard gunshots from inside the residence, prompting them to enter. They arrested Matti. Police said they also found a 20-year-old La Crosse woman who had been shot in the leg. The woman’s name was not released, but authorities reported that her wound was not life-threatening.