Caught on cam: Suspects accused of stealing from DICK's wrecked during 100 mph pursuit
GLENDALE -- One of the suspects arrested after a 100-mile-per-hour pursuit on I-43 Sunday, Jan. 19 appeared in court on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Police said the pursuit began after the suspects allegedly stole nearly $2,000 worth of merchandise from DICK's Sporting Goods in Grafton.
It was a crash that brought traffic to a standstill on Sunday. Dashcam video showed the suspect vehicle slamming into a retaining wall and flipping into an another vehicle onto its hood. Thankfully, the two women inside that vehicle were not hurt.
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Darrell Brown, Letosha Walton
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DICK'S Sporting Goods in Grafton
It was a terrifying chain of events that began at DICK's Sporting Goods in Grafton. Investigators said 37-year-old Darrell Brown and 36-year-old Letosha Walton went to the check out at the store with $1,700 in merchandise. Brown allegedly told police Walton ran out of the store without paying -- and that he followed because "he was scared."
Brown appeared with a public defender in Ozaukee County court Tuesday afternoon. His face was scraped and bloodied from the weekend wreck.
Brown was charged with felony retail theft. Walton was listed as a co-defendant but had not been formally charged Tuesday.
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Darrell Brown
Investigators said Walton was behind the wheel as the vehicle sped down southbound I-43 at 100 miles per hour. An officer readied stop sticks before prosecutors said Walton swerved and hit another car. That vehicle flipped over -- the two women inside were unharmed.
Bayside's police chief said the driver of the suspect vehicle lost the ability to brake when the crash happened.
The passenger-side door opened and Brown was seen getting out. He told the officers he was hurt, but Brown complied with commands as the car drifted toward the left shoulder.
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Again, Walton was charged as of Tuesday, but police expected her to face charges of fleeing or eluding an officer and second-degree recklessly dangering safety.
Brown's cash bond was set at $15,000, with a status hearing scheduled for Feb. 5.