Milwaukee police chase involving stolen vehicle; man charged
Darion Davis-Stokes
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man has been criminally charged, accused of leading Milwaukee police on a pursuit. The vehicle involved was reported stolen from Milwaukee in September 2024.
The accused, Darion Davis-Stokes is charged with the following: second degree recklessly endangering safety, operating a motor vehicle to flee or in an attempt to elude an officer, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and obstructing an officer.
According to the criminal complaint, on Dec. 5, at approximately 10:26 p.m., an officer observed a dark blue Ford Explorer without a license plate in the area of 28th Street and Roosevelt Drive.
The officer noted that the Ford was an exact match of a vehicle that previously fled from him. As the officer pulled in behind the Ford Explorer, the officer observed the driver, later identified as Darion Davis-Stokes, roll down the driver-side window, look directly at the squad and then look away, the complaint states.
Prosecutors said as soon as the officer attempted to make contact with Davis-Stokes, he placed the car in drive and accelerated away in a reckless manner.
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The officer then pursued the Explorer. Throughout the pursuit, the Explorer disregarded multiple red lights and stop signs, while swerving around multiple vehicles and driving the wrong way, the complaint states.
After approximately 9.58 miles, the Ford Explorer's tires became deflated and the Explorer came to a stop in the area of 27th and Center. Davis-Stokes fled from the driver's seat. The front passenger of the vehicle was taken into custody. After a brief foot pursuit, Davis-Stokes was taken into custody.
Court filings say a clear plastic baggie containing a dried green leafy substance suspected to be marijuana was located in the flight path of Davis-Stokes. A clear plastic baggie with two smaller baggies inside containing a green leafy substance was located on the rear driver-side floorboard.
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Upon conducting a search of Davis-Stokes, the officer located a digital scale inside his right front jacket pocket and an open box of clear sandwich plastic baggies in his left front jacket pocket.
The green leafy substance tested positive for marijuana (THC) with a total weight of 48.483 grams. Based on the scale, baggies and marijuana recovered, officers believed the recovered drugs were consistent with street-level sales, the complaint states.
Davis-Stokes made his initial appearance in court on Dec. 10. He is due back in court on Dec. 16 for a preliminary hearing.