Traffic stop leads to arrest in Arena
The driver was identified as Hope Marie Millard, 40 of Richland Center. During a search deputies located two bags of a crystal-like substance.
Aug 13, 2025, 1:31 PM CST
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ARENA, Wis (WRCO / WRCE) – A traffic stop led to a felony drug arrest in Arena.
According to an Iowa County Sheriff’s Department press release, Sheriff Michael Peterson reports Tuesday morning, August 12 at approximately 2:40 that an Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop for failure to dim headlights and operating left of center on USH-14 near Baxter Road in the town of Arena.
The driver was identified as Hope Marie Millard, 40 of Richland Center. During a search, deputies located two bags of a crystal-like substance. The bags field-tested positive for methamphetamine, with a total weight of approximately 4.05 ounces.
Millard faces charges of felony Possession with Intent to Deliver Amphetamine, and misdemeanor Resisting or Obstructing an Officer.
She is currently on probation through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, which has placed a probation.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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