The Brief
- Kewane Daniels allegedly fled a Milwaukee hotel parking lot with a police officer trapped in his backseat after the officer jumped inside to avoid being run over.
- Daniels reportedly reached speeds of 90 mph and drove onto curbs while the officer, unable to exit the moving vehicle, held him at gunpoint and pleaded with him to stop.
- Daniels eventually bailed out of the car while it was still moving at 35 mph; the vehicle crashed into a tree with the officer still inside, and Daniels was apprehended nearby shortly after.
MILWAUKEE – A 26-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of fleeing police during an arrest attempt. An officer who was present to make the arrest ended up being trapped in the backseat of the defendant’s vehicle during an attempt to flee law enforcement. The accused is Kewane Daniels – and he faces the following criminal counts:
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety
- False imprisonment
- Operating a motor vehicle to flee or in an attempt to elude an officer
- Second-degree recklessly endangering safety
Property taken, arrest attempt
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police reported to the Comfort Suites near 118th and Silver Spring after a caller indicated that “property had been taken from her by the defendant,” the complaint says. The caller indicated location data alerted her that the property was in the hotel parking lot. Daniels also had two warrants for his arrest.
The caller reached out to Daniels to come outside and meet her. Law enforcement were going to assist with arresting Daniels and getting the property back.…