Illinois woman arrested after Columbia Co. pursuit, drug search

RIO, Wis. — A 23-year-old Illinois woman was arrested Friday morning after the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said deputies found drugs in her vehicle following a pursuit near Rio.

A sergeant found a vehicle stopped in the road on County Trunk Highway C, just south of Rio, shortly before 4:30 a.m. The driver was asleep behind the wheel while the vehicle was still in drive.

The sergeant reported smelling THC coming from the vehicle and placed a tire-deflation device under a rear tire…

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