Oxford Woman Fires Single Shot From Stolen Vehicle After Being Stopped by Authorities
In the early morning hours of 2/23/2019, the Monroe County 911 Communication center received information from Marquette County of a stolen vehicle that they believed to be in Monroe County. A deputy from the Sheriff’s Office was able to locate the vehicle on I-90 near Sparta. With the assistance from OnStar, the deputy and a Sparta Police officer were able to get the vehicle stopped.
Shortly after the stop, the driver of the vehicle fired a single shot from the vehicle.
Law enforcement was able to reestablish contact with the driver and after a 45 minute stand off the subject was taken into custody. No one was injured during this incident.
I-90 near exit 25 was shut down for approximately an hour.
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Sparta Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, Monroe County Combined Tactical Unit, Monroe County Highway Department and the Monroe County 911 Communications Center.
The suspect is 22-year-old Ashley Broadnax of Oxford, WI. She was booked in to the Monroe County Jail on charges of operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent, 1st degree reckless endangerment, receiving stolen property, bail jumping, and failing to comply with officer’s attempt to take person into custody.
Broadnax
Source: WRJC.com
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