‘Armed confrontation’ leads to police chase and crash in Beloit

BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) – A Beloit man faces more than half a dozen charges after he allegedly threatened someone with a gun, led authorities on a chase and crashed into an innocent driver.

Dammen Henthorn, 29, is charged with the following:

  • Disorderly conduct while armed
  • First-degree reckless endangering safety
  • Second-degree reckless endangering safety
  • Fleeing an officer
  • Possession with intent to deliver THC
  • Maintaining a residence for drug trafficking
  • Operating while intoxicated

Beloit police report the situation started around 12:30 p.m. May 4, when officers were called to the 900 block of Division Street.

Investigators report Henthorn was said to be involved in a “road-related” confrontation female driver. When a bystander tried to intervene, Henthorn allegedly pulled a gun and pressed it against the person’s abdomen before fleeing the scene. Those involved then called police…

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