OWI 5

On Thursday, September 15th, 2022 at approximately 12:02 AM a deputy with the Sauk County Sheriff's Office was parked stationary on US HWY 12 near the intersection with I-90/94 in the village of Lake Delton. While conducting radar speed enforcement in this area the deputy observed a vehicle traveling above the posted speed limit and conducted a traffic stop for the speeding violation.

The deputy made contact with the driver of the vehicle who was identified through Wisconsin ID card as Lecrese Spinler, age 37 of Eau Claire, WI. While in contact with Spinler the deputy noted indications of alcohol impairment and Spinler admitted to consuming alcohol prior to operating the vehicle. The deputy asked Spinler to submit to field sobriety testing and Spinler refused the tests. As a result of the deputies observations, Spinler was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated, 5th offense. He was also charged with Operating While Revoked(OWI related) and Ignition Interlock Tampering along with receiving a traffic citation for speeding. Spinler was transported to the Sauk County Jail and transferred to the custody of jail staff without incident. 

Chip Meister

Sauk County Sheriff