Man who admitted to doing heroin before chase gets two years
A 25-year-old man who admitted he smoked heroin 15 minutes before leading authorities on a high-speed chase through northern Ozaukee County in October was sentenced last week to two years in prison.
Sheboygan resident Dante J. Dorn was also sentenced by Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Adam Gerol to two years of extended supervision during a Jan. 15 hearing.
Dorn, who hit speeds of about 115 mph as he raced north on Highway 57, forcing other drivers to take evasive action as he sped past them, pleaded guilty to felony charges of fleeing an officer and bail jumping.
At the time of the chase, which ended with Dorn running from his disabled car and being arrested after a brief foot chase, he was free in lieu of bail in Sheboygan County, where he is charged with possession of cocaine.
At 1:57 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, Ozaukee sheriff’s deputy Wade Navis spotted a car with excessively tinted windows traveling north on I-43 in the Town of Saukville and, while following the vehicle, saw it cross the fog line and stray into the other lane of traffic, according to a criminal complaint.
Navis activated his vehicle’s emergency lights and siren as the vehicle, which authorities later learned was being driven by Dorn, headed north on Highway 57.
Dorn accelerated to about 100 mph and sped through the intersection of highways 57 and H in Fredonia, where the speed limit is 45 mph.
At the intersection of highways 57 and D, Dorn raced past an ambulance that swerved toward the shoulder to avoid the speeding vehicle, the complaint states.
As Dorn crossed into Sheboygan County, authorities set up two sets of tire spikes that Dorn avoided, but a third set stopped his vehicle on Highway 57 at Highway 28.
Dorn ran from his vehicle into a corn field, ignoring commands from deputies to stop. He was caught and arrested after a brief foot chase.
The chase covered nearly 19 miles in just less than 11 minutes.
An Ozaukee sheriff’s dog was called to the scene and detected drugs in Dorn’s vehicle. Deputies found a piece of aluminum foil between the driver’s seat and center console with a charred substance on it that they suspected was heroin. Also in the vehicle were packages of Narcan, a medication that reverses the effect of opioid drugs, as well as small screwdrivers and a torch lighter, all of which can be used to ingest drugs.
When questioned after being arrested, Dorn told deputies he used the tin foil and lighter they found to smoke $20 worth of heroin about 15 minutes before the chase began, the complaint states.
Field sobriety tests suggested Dorn was impaired and an evaluation by a drug recognition expert indicated he was likely under the influence of narcotic drugs and marijuana, according to the complaint.
In 2022, Dorn was charged in Sheboygan County as a repeat offender with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
Dorn’s bail was initially set at $500, then increased to $1,000 and finally $2,000. He posted $2,000 to be released from jail just days before the chase. That case is still pending.
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