Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On February 27, 2025. A deputy from the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign. The deputy was not equipped with a body camera but wrote in his report that when he approached the driver, Kenneth, he became immediately argumentative and verbally aggressive. Kenneth admitted to not possessing a valid driver's license and continued to exhibit irrational and erratic behavior. The front-seat passenger was identified as Robert and was cooperative during the entire encounter. In the backseat of the vehicle, was a 9-year-old child, later identified as Robert’s son.
The deputy returned to his squad car to check Kenneth’s record where he learned that Kenneth’s license was revoked due to a previous Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) conviction in 2019. Additionally, the vehicle registration plates displayed were not associated with any vehicle. As the deputy waited for backup, he observed a Ziploc sandwich baggie blow out from under the vehicle near the driver-side door. The deputy wrote in his report that:
“ The baggie appeared to have been discarded by Kennith or someone inside the vehicle. I retrieved the Ziploc baggie from the highway and placed it on the north shoulder of the road in front of the vehicle. The baggie contained approximately five buds of a green, vegetable-like substance, which, based on my training and experience, appeared to be marijuana.”
“Robert stated that he had recently been released from jail on bond and had no intention of being involved with drugs, especially in the presence of his child. Kennith, however, admitted to possessing the marijuana. He became increasingly agitated and began yelling, screaming, and banging on the interior of the vehicle, punching the steering wheel, and excessively honking the horn.”
Robert and his son had exited the vehicle and the deputy allowed them to sit in the back of his squad car to stay warm. When Kennith was asked to shut the engine off, Kennith threw the car keys across the roadway. Kennith's mother approached the scene on foot and attempted to speak with Kenneth but was instructed to stay back. Another deputy who was equipped with a body camera arrived in the meantime and Kenneth continued this disruptive behavior, blaring the horn while shouting profanities.
The deputies asked Kennith to step out of the vehicle. Kennith complied but continued shouting profanities. He was secured in handcuffs and placed into a squad car where he continued to yell but was not combative. While en route to the jail, Kennith began banging his head against the interior cage of the squad vehicle, causing a laceration to his forehead. This resulted in blood contamination inside the squad car. A search of Kenneth's vehicle did not locate any further illegal items other than the zip block baggie which later tested positive for THC. Kenneth was found guilty for Operating While Revoked and 2nd Offense Possession of THC which is a felony in the state of Wisconsin. He was sentenced to 1 year of probation and ordered to pay $967 in court costs.
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On February 27, 2025. A deputy from the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign. The deputy was not equipped with a body camera but wrote in his report that when he approached the driver, Kenneth, he became immediately argumentative and verbally aggressive. Kenneth admitted to not possessing a valid driver's license and continued to exhibit irrational and erratic behavior. The front-seat passenger was identified as Robert and was cooperative during the entire encounter. In the backseat of the vehicle, was a 9-year-old child, later identified as Robert’s son.
The deputy returned to his squad car to check Kenneth’s record where he learned that Kenneth’s license was revoked due to a previous Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) conviction in 2019. Additionally, the vehicle registration plates displayed were not associated with any vehicle. As the deputy waited for backup, he observed a Ziploc sandwich baggie blow out from under the vehicle near the driver-side door. The deputy wrote in his report that:
“ The baggie appeared to have been discarded by Kennith or someone inside the vehicle. I retrieved the Ziploc baggie from the highway and placed it on the north shoulder of the road in front of the vehicle. The baggie contained approximately five buds of a green, vegetable-like substance, which, based on my training and experience, appeared to be marijuana.”
“Robert stated that he had recently been released from jail on bond and had no intention of being involved with drugs, especially in the presence of his child. Kennith, however, admitted to possessing the marijuana. He became increasingly agitated and began yelling, screaming, and banging on the interior of the vehicle, punching the steering wheel, and excessively honking the horn.”
Robert and his son had exited the vehicle and the deputy allowed them to sit in the back of his squad car to stay warm. When Kennith was asked to shut the engine off, Kennith threw the car keys across the roadway. Kennith's mother approached the scene on foot and attempted to speak with Kenneth but was instructed to stay back. Another deputy who was equipped with a body camera arrived in the meantime and Kenneth continued this disruptive behavior, blaring the horn while shouting profanities.
The deputies asked Kennith to step out of the vehicle. Kennith complied but continued shouting profanities. He was secured in handcuffs and placed into a squad car where he continued to yell but was not combative. While en route to the jail, Kennith began banging his head against the interior cage of the squad vehicle, causing a laceration to his forehead. This resulted in blood contamination inside the squad car. A search of Kenneth's vehicle did not locate any further illegal items other than the zip block baggie which later tested positive for THC. Kenneth was found guilty for Operating While Revoked and 2nd Offense Possession of THC which is a felony in the state of Wisconsin. He was sentenced to 1 year of probation and ordered to pay $967 in court costs.
This video is for educational purposes only.
