A 33-year-old Neenah man, previously convicted of a felony, was charged in Kenosha County Circuit Court this week after he was found with a handgun in his vehicle during an investigation into an accident in Wheatland.
Emmanuel Odell Grant Jr., of the 1500 block of Collins Street, is released from custody on a $1,000 cash bond. He is due back in court on February 1 for a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Larry Keating.
He also faces two counts of narcotics possession and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a firearm while intoxicated.
The charge of possession of firearms carries a maximum prison sentence of five years, plus five years of prolonged supervision and a fine of $25,000. The narcotics charges each carry 18 months in prison, plus two years of prolonged supervision and a $10,000 fine.
According to the criminal complaint, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to Interstates 83 and 50 at 8:17 a.m. on Jan. 13, after a caller advised a gray Lexus Sedan had slipped into a standard traffic jam, which was blocking a lane of traffic. Grant had parked his vehicle in the parking lot of the Wheatland Convenience Center, 33703 59th St., and sustained heavy damage to the front end.
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Police found Grant inside the store and he denied having had an accident. The officer also detected a strong odor of intoxicants, observed that his speech was slurred, and his eyes were glassy and bloodshot. Grant told police he was with another man who was driving, but could not provide details about that person, the complaint states.
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Grant, who was also cited for his first drunk driving offence, eventually admitted he was driving. He said he was heading west on Highway 50 and lost control due to snowy road conditions. He told police he had been drinking at a reception in Appleton “two to three hours” before the crash.
Police found a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun between the driver’s seat and the center console, along with several empty liquor bottles and pill bottles containing 38 pills which were later determined to be adderall, a schedule II drug. The pills also tested positive for the presence of fentanyl, the complaint states.
Court records show Grant was convicted of escape in November 2020 in Walworth County.
Today in History: January 29
1929: The Seeing Eye
In 1929, The Seeing Eye, a New Jersey-based school that trains guide dogs to help the blind, was started by Dorothy Harrison Eustis and Morris Frank.
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1936: Baseball Hall of Fame
In 1936, the first Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, including Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, were named in Cooperstown, New York.
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1963: Pro Football Hall of Fame
In 1963, the first founding members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were named in Canton, Ohio (they were dedicated when the Hall opened in September 1963).
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1963: Robert Frost
In 1963, poet Robert Frost died in Boston at the age of 88.
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1984: Ronald Reagan
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan announced in a nationally broadcast message that he and Vice President George HW Bush would seek re-election in the fall.
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1995: San Francisco 49ers
In 1995, the San Francisco 49ers became the first team in NFL history to win five Super Bowl titles, beating the San Diego Chargers, 49-26, in Super Bowl XXIX.
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2002: George W. Bush
In 2002, in his first State of the Union address, President George W. Bush said terrorists still threatened America — and he warned of “an axis of evil” consisting of Korea from the North, Iran and Iraq.
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2007: Barbarian
In 2007, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized due to medical complications eight months after his terrible breakdown at the Preakness.
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2012: I-75
Ten years ago: Eleven people were killed when smoke and fog caused a series of violent accidents on I-75 in Florida.
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2017: Roger Federer
Five years ago: Roger Federer won his 18th Grand Slam title by beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 at the Australian Open.
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coronavirus 2020
In 2020, a charter flight evacuating 195 Americans, including diplomats and their families, left the Chinese city of Wuhan, epicenter of the new viral outbreak; they would undergo three days of testing and monitoring at a California military base. World health officials have expressed concern that the virus is beginning to spread between people outside of China.
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2021: Brian Sicknick
One year ago: Congressional leaders announced that Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who collapsed and died after engaging with protesters at the Capitol, would be honoring the building’s rotunda.
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