Man Held In Wausau Overdose Cases

Jeremiah Brooks
Jeremiah Brooks

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Gleason man is being held in the Marathon County Jail after he and a woman were found unresponsive in downtown Wausau in late April.

The Wausau Pilot and Review reports that Jeremiah Brooks, 40, and a woman identified as Dawn Christenson, 42, were found in the parking lot behind the Landmark Building on the ground and struggling to breathe on April 30. A bag of heroin was found nearby.

Wausau EMS workers revived the couple with Narcan but Brooks became combative and had to be restrained as he was loaded in the ambulance. He faces felony charges of reecklessly endangering safety, delivery of heroin and possession of narcotics. His next court appearance is May 13th. 

Tom King

Tom grew up in Wausau listening to sports on WSAU and music on our sister stations WRIG and WIFC and decided early on that that was where he wanted to be. After graduating from Wausau East in the mid 70's Tom headed to UWSP. He worked at the college radio station WWSP and weekends on WIFC while earning a degree in Communication.

After college he worked a year at WKAU radio in the Fox Valley before returning to Wausau and moving into radio sales. He missed the on-air work and returned to the air when WOFM went on the air and when it was purchased by Midwest Communications was asked to take on the sports position on WSAU. He has spent the last 13 years as part of the WSAU morning team while also broadcasting Wausau East sports and contributing to the morning show on WIFC.

If you listen to the show you know that Tom is the coach of the Wausau American Legion Baseball team. He's married (Sandy) with two sons (Wade & Cory) and spends his spare time reading, listening to music, watching movies and tv shows and following most of the major sports.