Felony OWI
A Wittenberg man is facing a felony charge of fifth-offense operating while intoxicated after his arrest Sunday in the town of Belle Plaine.
Randy L. Hiles, 57, could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty. He is also charged with felony possession of marijuana, which carries a maximum 3½ years and $10,000 fine, as well as misdemeanor operating after revocation.
Shawano County sheriff’s deputies and Shawano police responded about 7 p.m. to reports of a reckless driver that was “all over the road” on state Highway 22. According to one report, the vehicle had gone through a ditch and finally stopped in the parking lot of Boarder’s Inn and Suites.
According to the complaint, Hiles had a marijuana pipe on him when he was taken into custody and there was an open can of beer and marijuana in the vehicle.
According to court records, Hiles has a previous OWI conviction in Ohio, two in Winnebago County and one in Shawano County.
Hiles was ordered held on a $2,000 cash bond and is scheduled for a hearing Thursday.
Fleeing an officer
An Antigo man has been charged with a felony count of fleeing an officer after a high-speed chase in the town of Aniwa last week.
Jason P. Behm, 33, is accused of speeding away from an attempted traffic stop on County Road Z shortly before noon Friday and leading sheriff’s deputies in a pursuit that reached speeds of 120 mph.
Behm allegedly blew through several stop signs as the chase made its way through the side streets of the village of Mattoon, finally coming to an end when Behm stopped at the parking lot at the Mattoon Mill, according to the criminal complaint.
Behm could face a maximum 3½ years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty.
He was ordered held on a $1,000 cash bond and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday.
Strangulation
A Shawano man is facing a felony count of strangulation and suffocation for allegedly choking a woman during a domestic disturbance in the city earlier this month.
Theodore J. Miller, 39, could face a maximum six years in prison and a $10,000 fine if found guilty. He is also charged with a misdemeanor count of battery.
The incident allegedly occurred during a domestic dispute on Oct. 5.
Miller is being held on a $2,500 cash bond.
He waived his preliminary hearing in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court on Monday and is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 19.