Wausau Man Appears in Chippewa County Court for High Speed Chase

Thursday, August 4th, 2022 -- 2:01 PM

A man involved in a pursuit in Clark and Chippewa Counties appeared in Chippewa County Court.

Back in June, the Lake Hallie Police Department reported it was involved in a pursuit of a white Chrysler 300 stolen vehicle from Clark County. The report stated the vehicle had been driving down Highway 29 erratically.

The pursuit exited Highway 53 and started toward Chippewa Falls on W. River St. The Chippewa Falls Police Department deployed Stop Sticks in an attempt to stop the pursuit and prevent the suspect, Ryan Szydel from Wausau, from entering the city.

The Stop Sticks were successful and the vehicle stopped on Wagner St. and the driver fled from the vehicle. As officers searched for Szydel, they received tips about a man running through yards and alleyways matching the description of the driver. Szydel later stole a bicycle. He was located on foot a short time later and safely taken into custody. The bicycle was located and returned to the owner.

Szydel is facing charges of 2nd offense drive/operate a vehicle without consent, vehicle operator flee/elude an officer, bail jumping, possession of methamphetamine, theft of moveable property, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

During his arraignment on Wednesday, he entered a not guilty plea to the charges against him.

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