Wisconsin Woman Charged with Homicide After Husband Found Dead in Roadway

Initial Discovery and Suspect Identification

• 🚨 Deputies responded to an eerie 911 call reporting a person injured in the roadway on Highway 8 in Forest County, Wisconsin.
• 📌 The caller identified the injured man as Donald "Donnie" Britain Jr., who was found deceased and "all cut up" in the middle of the street.
• 🚗 Investigators quickly identified Mary Jane Terry, 50, as the main suspect, who was found frantic and intoxicated near the scene.

Conflicting Accounts of the Incident

• 💬 Mary Jane Terry initially claimed she found her husband already on the ground and drove his pickup truck home, denying she ran him over.
• 🚗 However, bodycam footage shows her truck parked at her home with significant front-end damage, and she later admitted to driving the truck from the scene.
• 🍻 Terry, who owns a local bar, admitted to drinking heavily the night of the incident, stating she had more than a normal amount of beer.

Sobriety Tests and Arrest

• 🧪 Deputies conducted field sobriety tests, noting Terry's difficulty following instructions and her apparent intoxication.
• 💨 A portable breathalyzer test revealed a blood alcohol content of .298%, nearly four times the legal limit in Wisconsin.
• ⚖️ Based on the evidence and her statements, Mary Jane Terry was arrested and charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and OWI.

Witness Accounts and Investigation Details

• 🗣️ A neighbor reported hearing yelling and seeing Mary walk past her house, later noticing the truck at the residence.
• 🚗 Surveillance footage showed Terry purchasing beer hours before the incident.
• ❓ During a later interview after sobering up, Terry maintained they had an argument and she was dropped off at home before finding her husband on the road, but investigators remained unconvinced.

Plea Deal and Sentencing

• ⚖️ Mary Jane Terry pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
• 📜 The first-degree intentional homicide charge was dropped as part of a plea deal.
• ⛓️ She was sentenced to 10 years in prison with an additional 10 years of extended supervision.