Sep 5, 2025, 10:31 PM CST
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, Wis. (WRCO / WRCE) – The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle near De Soto Monday, Sept. 1. As law enforcement personnel approached the vehicle, the operator accelerated and fled. A pursuit ensued but ended due to safety concerns.
An investigation continued, and the operator of the fleeing vehicle was later identified as Makail Richardson, 27 of De Soto. Law enforcement personnel with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office and Vernon County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested him at his residence.
Richardson was transported to the Crawford County Jail on charges of eluding, recklessly endangering safety, resisting, and violating probation.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
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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