(Sawyer County Sheriff's Dept News Release) On 10/21/16 at about 11:30 p.m. Kenneth J. Quagon was apprehended after the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office received information that Quagon was in a vehicle proceeding into the City of Hayward. Sawyer County Deputies, Hayward Police Officers and the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office K-9 Team subsequently executed a traffic stop on the vehicle. Kenneth J. Quagon was found to be in the vehicle and was taken into custody without incident. Two other males and one juvenile were also taken into custody, the juvenile was later released to parents. Kenneth J. Quagon remains in custody.
The Sawyer County Sheriff's Office would like to thank everyone who provided information during the past few days which helped in the apprehension of Kenneth Quagon.
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(RELEASE) On 10/19 at 3:06 P.M. the Washburn County Sheriff's Office was notified of a pursuit by Barron County officers headed northbound on highway 53. Information indicated that two individuals in the vehicle were involved in a theft from Kohl's store in Rice Lake. The pursuit was discontinued at the Washburn County line, with the suspect vehicle still headed northbound.
At approximately 3:35 P.M. a Washburn County Deputy Sheriff observed the suspect vehicle eastbound on highway 70 in the Township of Stone Lake.The Washburn County Deputy activated the emergency lights and siren and the suspect vehicle fled. The suspect was driving at speeds of 80-90 miles per hour, headed toward the LCO community North of highway 70 in Sawyer County. LCO Tribal Police deployed "Stop Sticks" and deflated the drivers front tire. As the chase continued around a building complex, the suspect struck a Sawyer County Sheriff's Deputy head on. The driver identified as 24 year old Kenneth J. Quagon of Hayward, fled on foot. A juvenile female was taken into custody at the scene of the crash.
A search of several residences and a wooded area was conducted by Sawyer County SWAT, Washburn County SRT, LCO Tribal Police, along with Sawyer County, Washburn County, and Spooner Police K-9 units.Kenneth Quagon remains at large.
Our thoughts are with the Sawyer County Deputy who recieved minor injuries in the crash.
This is yet another example of the dangerous,lawless attitudes that law enforcement is currently experiencing. This type of selfish conduct puts our citizens and communities in harm's way. This young man put himself, his passenger, and all the officers involved at great risk of injury or death !
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Kenneth Quagon, is encouraged to contact The Sawyer or Washburn County Sheriff's Offices.
Chief Deputy
Mike Richter
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(RELEASE) On October 19, 2016 at about 3:36 p.m. the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office was advised of a Washburn County Deputy who was involved in a vehicle pursuit eastbound on State Highway 70 near Stone Lake, WI. The pursuit continued into Sawyer County on STH 70, at which time Sawyer County Deputies responded to assist. The suspect vehicle was pursed eastbound on STH 27/70 to Sawyer County Highway E, at which time the suspect vehicle proceeded northbound on CTH E. The pursuit continued on CTH E to the St. Francis Mission Church, where the suspect vehicle pulled into a parking area near the church. The Washburn County Deputy and a Sawyer County Deputy followed the suspect vehicle into the parking area, at which time the suspect vehicle turned around and struck the Sawyer County Deputy’s squad car.
The male operator and a 16 year old female passenger of the suspect vehicle then fled the scene on foot. The 16 year old female was apprehended a short distance later, but the male suspect continued to flee on foot. The Sawyer County and Washburn County Tactical Response Teams were subsequently deployed in the area as well as three K-9 units. Deputies obtained consent to search several residences in the area, but the male suspect was not located. The 16 year old female was taken to Hayward Area Memorial Hospital by Sawyer County Ambulance for evaluation and later released. The Sawyer County Deputy was also transported to the hospital for evaluation of a possible back injury and was later released.
Kenneth J. Quagon, age 23, is believed to have been the driver of the suspect vehicle. At this time Quagon is still at large. Quagon is also wanted on a Wisconsin Department of Corrections warrant. This incident remains under investigation by the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office, the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Sheriff Mark Kelsey
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A high-speed chase that began in Barron County on Wednesday ended in Sawyer County when the fleeing vehicle crashed into a Sawyer County Deputy’s squad car.
At approximately 3:30 pm, the chase that wound its way through Washburn County, ended just off County Road E near the St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission on Taylor Road.
After crashing into a squad car, a female was taken into custody while a male fled the vehicle into nearby woods. A manhunt for the suspect begin involving several departments, including a SWAT team with two armored vehicles.
It is unknown at-this-time if the suspect has been apprehended.
The Sawyer County deputy’s injuries are not known but witnesses at the scene described the officer as okay and out of his vehicle.
The suspect’s vehicle started on fire after the crash and Sawyer County ambulance and fire were both dispatched to the scene.
The Barron County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call of two people running from a store in Rice Lake and they were suspects in a theft from that store.
“A description of the car was given out and our deputy spotted the car on Hwy 53 between Rice Lake and Haugen,” Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said in an email to DrydenWire. “The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle and it failed to stop. A very short chase occurred and the vehicle pulled over and when the officer exited his squad car, the car took off very erratically, at which point we ended the chase”
The vehicle is believed to have then be spotted by Washburn County Deputies and again pursued the vehicle.
DrydenWire.com will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
Last Update: Oct 23, 2016 5:10 pm CDT
