The Sauk County District Attorney chose not to file charges against the City of Elroy police chief after his three-year-old son accidentally shot himself with his father's gun.

The incident happened on Dec. 4. Emergency crews responded to a home in the Town of Plymouth around 6:15 p.m. Authorities said the boy was taken to the hospital and recovered from his injuries. The state's Justice Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was requested to investigate the incident.

DCI records released on Monday detail what happened that night. According to those records, the police chief, Tony Green, was interviewed by a special agent with DCI at 7:00 p.m, Dec. 4, at the hospital. Green said he placed his duty belt and weapon on the top shelf in his closet and placed a second handgun in the center console of his pick-up truck before his children arrived home.

According to documents, Green went to go pick-up his son who was with his wife in Mauston. After arriving home, Green went to collect eggs from the chicken coop and left his son in his booster seat alone in the truck for about two minutes. Green told the investigator he put the eggs in the truck and was walking around his truck when he heard a pop. He opened the truck's door and saw the gun on the floor. He then discovered blood on his son's shirt and called 911 while putting pressure on the wound.

On December 26, the Sauk County District Attorney Kevin Calkins received all DCI reports on the investigation.

On January 8, Calkins considered child neglect and recklessly storing a firearm charges. Calkins chose not to pursue charges after reviewing the facts of the case. Calkins also commended Green on his transparency and cooperation with the investigation.