46-year-old Marcell D. Walker Charged With 7 Felonies Including Drugs And Loaded Handgun By Felon After 3 Vehicle Crash At S. César E. Chávez Dr. In Milwaukee

Walker fled police after a traffic stop for unregistered vehicle.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 18, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Marcell D. Walker, 46, a convicted felon was charged with 7 felonies for one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute (>15-40 grams) and modifier, using a dangerous weapon, three counts for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety, flee or eluding police causing bodily harm or property damage, possession of a firearm by felon and bail jumping for the April 12, 2024 police pursuit and three vehicle crash at the 1600 block of W. Mineral Street.

If convicted, Walker is facing 12 years and 6 months in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for each count of 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety; facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for each count of possession of a firearm and cocaine, and facing up to 6 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for bail jumping. A $30,000 cash bail was set for Walker.

According to the criminal complaint, police spotted Walker driving an unregistered vehicle and made a traffic stop. He stopped but then fled police and a police pursuit was initiated in the Southside of Milwaukee including Northbound on S. César E. Chávez Drive and eventually, Walker heading Eastbound and ran a red light on W. Mineral Street and crashed into several vehicles.

Walker had to be extricated from the vehicle by Milwaukee Fire Department first responders.

Walker was hospitalized and arrested. Several other individuals from the other vehicles involved suffered non-life threatening injuries and treated.  

Police recovered a bag of cocaine and fentanyl, and also found a loaded handgun in Walker's vehicle.

The initial police pursuit was captured by Rivera's Western Wear outdoor video surveillance cameras at the 1000 block of S. Chávez Drive in the Southside of Milwaukee.

The video footage of the police pursuit and crash was exclusively released to Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) by Alejandro Rivera. (Crash impact video at link: https://youtu.be/YltCcebz9tw)

Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)

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