Convicted Felon Confesses to Killing Newlyweds for Petty Cash

Thomas Routt Jr. admitted to the February 1 shooting at a Wisconsin bar, leading to widespread calls for a review of his parole.

Thomas Routt Jr., 57, confessed to fatally shooting newlyweds Gina and Emerson Weingart at the Sports Page Bar in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, on February 1, 2024, to steal less than $150.
Routt, a convicted felon on parole for arson, was arrested on February 4, 2024, after fleeing the scene and later disposing of the weapon and ammunition in a trash receptacle.
Eyewitness accounts detail Routt's actions inside the bar, including playing a video game machine for about 30 minutes before brandishing a handgun and ordering the couple and a third person not to move.
Routt faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, armed robbery, and felon in possession of a firearm.
The tragic incident has sparked outrage, with the victims' families calling for an investigation into why Routt was paroled by Gov. Tony Evers' administration.