Rockford man endangers teens while leading officers on near 100 mph chase: Deputies
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 19-year-old Deisom Wren, who was on pretrial release after allegedly leading officers on a 100-mile-per-hour chase on weapons charges.
On May 11, around 11 p.m., officers saw a Chevrolet Malibu speeding at 90 mph on North Main Street in Rockford. The deputies ended his pursuit when he reached a speed of almost 100 mph.
Authorities reported the driver evaded them after going through a construction zone.
Later in the night, South Beloit Police pulled Wren over on Bunn Street. Three teens were in the vehicle during the stop.
Officials found cannabis when they searched the car.
Wren told deputies he lent the vehicle to a friend and was not the person leading them on a chase.
The occupants of the vehicle all told officers that Wren was the only person driving the car that they knew of.
Wren was taken into custody that night and released on pretrial the next day.
On June 5, Rockford Police pulled the same Malibu over for improper lane usage. Wren was the driver, and deputies found a firearm in the car.
Wren is charged with aggravated fleeing police, unlawful possession of cannabis, reckless driving, speeding 35 plus miles over the limit in a construction zone, child endangerment, possession of a firearm without a FOID, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon and resisting an officer.
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