In keeping with a press launch issued by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Division, at roughly 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 25, a Lincoln County patrol deputy “positioned three suspicious autos at a storage unit north of Merrill. When the deputy tried to make contact, the three autos fled.”
“The deputy pursued one of many autos and suggested different responding deputies of the opposite two. One other deputy positioned a second car and one other pursuit ensued.
These two autos entered the Merrill Metropolis limits at excessive pace, the place the Merrill Police Division additionally offered help within the excessive pace chase. In each instances, “the drivers exited their autos and fled on foot,” in response to the discharge.
A type of autos was deserted in an alley off of Prospect St. in Merrill, in response to a watch witness, who noticed the motive force exit that car and flee, with at the very least two squads/officers in pursuit.
“A 36-year-old Merrill man was positioned and arrested on costs of Felony Fleeing, two counts of Felony Bail Leaping, and a probation maintain,” the discharge acknowledged.
In keeping with the press launch, the 2 autos discovered within the Metropolis limits had been held as proof, and “the third car was later positioned in a rural space north of Merrill.” A resident north of Merrill confirmed that the third car was discovered on the finish of Maplewood Drive, which is a useless finish street. That car can be being held as proof in response to the Sheriff’s Division.
“Two suspects stay at massive,” the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Division confirmed.
That is an lively investigation. If in case you have any info pertaining to this investigation or the id of the 2 suspects nonetheless at massive, please contact the Sheriff’s Division at 715.536.6272.
Replace: On Mar. 25, the 36-year-old man in custody, Matthew Allen White of Merrill, was charged with one felony depend of Fleeing/Eluding Officer, as a repeat offender, and a depend of Resisting or Obstructing an Officer, as a repeat offender. Money bond of $5,000.00 was set on Mar. 26. If convicted, he may very well be fined as much as $10,000 for every of these two counts, get jail time of as much as three years, six months for the primary cost plus 9 months for the second cost, or each. As well as, the Court docket may impose further jail time as a result of the defendant is a repeat offender.
Primarily based on the Prison Grievance filed with the Court docket, the incident started within the City of Merrill and proceeded into the Merrill Metropolis limits when the officer activated lights and siren of his marked squad automotive however the autos didn’t cease and as an alternative led the officer “on a protracted pursuit in Lincoln County during which the car drove all around the street on a number of events, proceeded by a number of cease indicators with out stopping, and drove on Metropolis of Merrill streets that had a 25 mph pace restrict, at speeds round 50 mph.”
When the car finally stopped, White fled on foot. The Prison Grievance additional states “a subsequent interview with White indicated that he fled as a result of he was conscious he had excellent arrest warrants and panicked.”
White was additionally issued three visitors citations, for driving left of middle, function by permittee with out mother or father, and failure to cease at a cease signal. If discovered responsible of these costs, that can end in further fines.
Because of officers’ investigation, a Search Warrant was issued for the defendant’s residence on Mar. 25 whereas he was in police custody, and .03 grams of methamphetamine and a sizzling rail tube had been found in the lounge of his residence, which later examined constructive for meth. This resulted in White additionally being charged with Possession of Methamphetamine as a Occasion to a Crime and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia as a Occasion to a Crime on Mar. 29. White made an preliminary look on these costs on Mar. 29, and signature bond was set at $2,500.00 with an additional situation of absolute sobriety and a restriction that the defendant could not enter any premises licensed for the sale or service of alcohol.
White has a historical past of comparable costs, each open and closed, in Lincoln, Marathon, and Wooden Counties relationship again to 2003.
