The Brief
- A Milwaukee man is accused of leading Menomonee Falls police on a high-speed police chase.
- That chase led to a crash. Three other people were in the car with the accused, including two children.
- The complaint says “the defendant had two active arrest warrants out for him.”
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. – A 28-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of fleeing from Menomonee Falls police at high speeds, all with three passengers in his car – including two children. The accused is Arthur Clements – and he faces the following criminal counts:
- Vehicle operator flee/elude officer resulting in bodily harm
- Second-degree recklessly endangering safety (three counts)
Police chase in Menomonee Falls
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, a Menomonee Falls officer was on patrol on Monday, March 24 when he spotted a white car with no plates and dark tint drive past him. The officer activated his emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop.
The sedan stopped facing east on Silver Spring Drive at Butternut Drive. The officer pulled up behind the vehicle and could see that there were at least two people inside. When the officer began to approach the sedan, “he heard the sedan’s engine rev. At that time, the sedan went into gear and fled eastbound on Silver Spring Drive at a high rate of speed,” the complaint says. A police chase was underway.…