Car going over 100 mph pulled over in Fond du Lac County, 4 men ‘headed to party’ arrested with illegally owned guns
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Four men from southeastern Wisconsin were arrested in Fond du Lac County on Saturday morning after being pulled over for speeding on I-41 and being found with three illegally possessed handguns.
According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, a car carrying four men from the Milwaukee area was pulled over on I-41 near Lost Arrow Road for going over 100 mph. The men reportedly said that were “headed to Fond du Lac to party.”
During the traffic stop, three handguns were found, one of which was reported stolen out of Georgia.
Two taken into custody stemming from Friday’s ‘shots fired’ incident in Clintonville
Deputies say that none of the four suspects were eligible to legally carry a concealed weapon and that two of them were under the age of 21 and had been drinking alcohol. It was also noted that the firearms will be tested to determine if they are linked to any other criminal investigations.
Arrested during the incident were:
20-year-old driver
Operating While Intoxicated
Operating after Suspension
Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
20-year-old passenger
Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
20-year-old passenger
Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Carrying a Concealed weapon
23-year-old passenger
Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Probation Hold
No further information was released.
