Shawano teen arrested in Racine County chase

A high-speed chase involving the influence of alcohol put a Shawano teen and a Clintonville woman in hot water in Racine County.

The teen was charged with first offense operating while intoxicated, fleeing and eluding, speeding, possession of open intoxicants and operating with a suspended license. The woman, identified as Desiree Webster, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, possession of open intoxicants, obstructing a police officer, misdemeanor bail jumping and felony bail jumping.

County deputies saw a Jeep Compass allegedly driven by the teen traveling southbound on Interstate 94 at 107 miles per hour at just after 2 a.m. on Sept. 19. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but the lights and sirgens were ignored. Deputies were eventually able to catch up with the vehicle at the exit ramp to state Highway 11, according to the release.

Deputies saw open cans of Twisted Tea in the console cup holders, according to the release, and saw vomit on the inside of the passenger door and the exterior of the vehicle’s passenger side.

Webster and the teen both came back with breathalyzer test results of 0.11, according to the release, above the legal limit. Webster is being held on $7,000 bond, while the teen’s bond is $5,000.

The teen allegedly told deputies that Webster provided her with the alcohol and encouraged her to drink in the vehicle and flee police, according to the release.

A later press release from the sheriff’s department revealed that Webster had initially claimed her name was Destiny Spruce, which prompted the county to add the obstruction and felony bail jumping charges.

A search of online court records showed that Spruce, the person Webster claimed she was, had two misdemeanor cases outstanding in Shawano County for domestic abuse battery and disorderly conduct. Webster, on the other hand, has a felony case still open in the county involving multiple drug possession, delivering and manufacturing charges along with seven counts of felony bail jumping.

That case will be coming back before Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel Jr. at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in Branch II.