OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – A 16-year-old Oconto Falls boy has been convicted of running from police.
Oconto County Clerk of Courts Mike Hodkiewicz says Cody Olson pled guilty Tuesday to fleeing an officer during a November traffic stop.
Olson still faces seven other charges tied to the incident where prosecutors say he led police on an I-41 chase that reached speeds around 100 miles per hour before losing control of his vehicle and leaving the roadway.
When asked why he fled, driving the wrong direction down the highway, Olson reportedly told officers that he was “an idiot.”
The seven charges were initially filed in juvenile court but are now being handled in an adult courtroom.
A court trial is set for June 13.
