Richland Center Stabbing Suspect arrested in Grant County after pursuit

On October 18th, at approximately 1:30pm, the Grant County Sheriff's Office was notified by Richland County Law Enforcement of a Battery/Stabbing incident that occurred in the City of Richland Center.  

The suspect was identified as Alvaro Adame Reyna, age 23, of Darlington. It was reported the suspect was operating a 2007 Mazda 3 sedan, grey in color, and was last seen southbound on Highway 80 leaving Richland Center.  

At approximately 1:55pm, a Grant County and Richland County Deputy located the suspect vehicle southbound on N. East Street, in the Village of Blue River. The vehicle ran the stop sign at N. East Street/Highway 133, and continued southbound on CTH T at a high rate of speed. The Grant County Deputy activated emergency lights and siren and a pursuit initiated on CTH T near Doyle Road. The Richland County Deputy also joined the pursuit.  

The pursuit continued on CTH T for approximately 14.8 miles, at speeds over 90mph at times. The pursuit ended on CTH T, near Tower Road, in Marion Township, when the suspect lost control of the vehicle on a slight curve and crashed into the ditch, causing the vehicle to overturn, after striking a culvert.  

Alvaro sustained minor injuries as a result of the crash and was taken into custody without further incident. A felony charge of Fleeing/Eluding an Officer will be recommended in Grant County along with several traffic citations. Alvaro was transported to the Richland County Jail where he will face additional charges. The incident remains under investigation.  

Due to the involvement of the Grant County Sheriff's Office in the pursuit, assistance was requested from the Boscobel Police Department to investigate the crash.  

Additional assistance at the scene was provided by Boscobel Fire and EMS, and Terry's Tire and Tow from Boscobel.