TOWN OF NEWTON, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man is facing charges in Manitowoc County in connection to a high speed chase and a find of marijuana last Saturday.
The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department says a deputy spotted a vehicle just after 6 p.m. driving around 100 miles-per-hour south on County Road CR in the Town of Newton south of Manitowoc. The deputy pursued for a few miles. The chase ended when the vehicle struck a fence and tree in the Wetenkamp Pallet Company’s parking lot.
The driver, identified as 21 year old Quincy Soun, was taken to Holy Family Memorial Medical Center for treatment of a minor cut.
A search of the vehicle reportedly found approximately one pound of marijuana inside.
Soun made his first court appearance Monday for charges of possessing marijuana with intent to deliver, knowingly fleeing an officer, possessing drug paraphernalia, and a probation hold. He also faces traffic violations, including speeding and reckless driving.
He remains in jail on the probation hold.
Newton EMS and Fire, and Manitowoc Fire and Rescue assisted at the crash scene.