The Brief
- An Illinois woman has been criminally charged, accused of stealing a vehicle in Milwaukee.
- 38-year-old Laura Williams was taken into custody on Jan. 7 following a traffic stop in Racine County.
- Williams made her initial appearance in court on Jan. 8. Cash bond was set at $10,000.
RACINE COUNTY – An Illinois woman has been criminally charged – accused of stealing a vehicle from Milwaukee on Jan. 6. She was arrested in Racine County on Jan. 7 during a traffic stop.
Prosecutors charged 38-year-old Laura Williams of Champaign, Illinois with the following:
- Take and drive vehicle without owner’s consent, 2nd offense
- Obstructing an officer
- Two counts of felony bail jumping
Case details
The backstory:
According to the criminal complaint, around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, a deputy with the Racine County Sheriffs Office was notified by Wisconsin State Patrol that a stolen vehicle had just hit on a Flock camera on southbound I-41 and was entering Racine County from Milwaukee County.…