Authorities arrest man in attack on photojournalist in Dane County

A Dane County man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a photojournalist with a pellet gun at the scene of a fire, the sheriff's office said Tuesday.

Jeffery S. Lovick, 51, admitted to shooting at television news crews Sunday on Larry Lane in the Town of Burke because they were infringing on his property, according to a news release.

The victim, a 40-year-old man employed by WKOW-TV in Madison, was struck from behind and suffered minor injuries, according to the station and the sheriff's office.

Lovick was arrested Monday for allegedly endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, the sheriff's office said.

State court records showed no charges filed in connection with the case and Lovick was not in custody as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Dane County Jail records.

"Our photojournalist was doing his job, covering a fire as a journalist," WKOW News Director Ed Reams said in a story posted on the station's website Tuesday.

"No one deserves to be targeted like this for just doing their job."