A 27-mile high-speed chase from Royalton to New London led to the arrest of a man wanted by U.S. marshals for multiple drug charges in Florida.
Johnny Reyes Jr., 23, Florida City, is charged in Waupaca County Circuit Court with causing property damage while fleeing an officer and obstructing an officer. He has also been issued 11 traffic citations.
Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, Wisconsin State Trooper Kendi Linjer was westbound on State Highway 54 in Royalton when she clocked an eastbound silver Audi traveling 78 mph. She turned around, activated her emergency lights and attempted to catch up with the vehicle to make a traffic stop.
By the time Linjer reached the intersection of State 54 and northbound State Highway 110, Deputy Timothy Myers had joined