Wright County
Coverage of Wright County in the Nexus archive.
- Man shot by Wright County deputies after aiming gun at them found guilty on 11 charges
Matthew Thomas Lyrek was found guilty of 11 charges, including multiple counts of assault, after deputies shot him during an attempted arrest in Wright County. Lyrek had outstanding warrants for failing to appear in court and was involved in a confrontation where he aimed a gun at deputies, prompting the use of tasers, gunfire, and bean bag rounds to subdue him. Authorities discovered multiple firearms and over 29,000 rounds of ammunition in his possession.
- Former Wright County deputy charged with sexually assaulting foreign exchange student living with him
Matthew Johnathon Weaver, a former Wright County deputy, has been charged with two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct after a 15-year-old foreign exchange student reported inappropriate touching and sexual comments from November 2025 to January 2026. Weaver denied allegations of sexual touching, attributing the behavior to 'Spanish culture' and claiming he called the student 'baby' due to the teen's family loss. The student documented incidents in a journal and shared text messages with authorities.