DODGEVILLE, Wis. — An actor from the TV show “Boston Legal” has been found dead near his crashed Jeep in rural Iowa County.
The sheriff’s department says 27-year-old Justin Mentell of Waukegan, Ill., was killed when his Jeep went down a steep embankment off Highway 39 near Blanchardville and hit two trees.
The crash was discovered by a passer-by about 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Mentell portrayed attorney Garrett Wells on “Boston Legal” from 2005 to 2006.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports Mentell was also a promising speed skater during his high school days in Waukegan and competed in the Junior National Speed Skating long track team.
His biography on IMDB.com says he was graduated from Waukegan High School in 2001. It indicates he was in 16 episodes of “Boston Legal” between 2005 and 2006.
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