The Brief A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to prison for driving away from police during an attempted arrest with an officer trapped in the backseat. Keawne Daniels, 27, pleaded guilty to three felonies. Daniels eventually bailed out of the car while it was still moving at 35 mph. The car crashed into a tree with the officer still inside.



A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to prison for driving away from police during an attempted arrest with an officer trapped in the backseat.

Milwaukee man sentenced

In court:

Kewane Daniels, 27, was originally charged with four felonies. Court records show Daniel pleaded guilty to first and second-degree recklessly endangering safety and fleeing an officer. A false imprisonment charge was dismissed as part of a plea deal.

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Milwaukee County Judge Katie Kegel sentenced Daniels to seven-and-a-half years in prison and four years of extended supervision. Daniels was sentenced to time served in the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center for fleeing an officer.

Kewane Daniels

Theft, hotel arrest attempt

The backstory:

According to a criminal complaint, in early January, Milwaukee police responded to the Comfort Suites near 118th and Silver Spring after a caller indicated that  property had been taken from her by the defendant.  The caller said location data alerted her that the property was in the hotel parking lot.

Daniels also had two warrants out for his arrest. The caller reached out to Daniels to come outside and meet her while law enforcement was ready to assist with arresting him and returning her property.

According to the complaint, Daniels approached his car, and an officer followed and positioned himself behind an open rear door. The officer  drew his service weapon knowing that Daniels was reported to frequently be armed.  The officer ordered Daniels not to place the car in drive, but Daniels ignored the orders and  accelerated in reverse in an attempt to flee (the officer). 

Dig deeper:

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