Crime & Safety
Waukesha Man Charged After Altercation with DNR Officer
Suspect exits through the bed of a pickup truck and unbuttons shirt to possibly fight officer, according to criminal complaint.
A 40-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after he tried to flee a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officer and then refused to obey him after eventually stopping.
Scott L. Burr was charged in Wednesday with one count of obstructing an officer. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On Sept. 2, the deputy spotted Burr driving 50 miles per hour in a 35 miles per hour speed zone in Eagle and tried pull him over. Burr initially refused to stop, but then pulled over.
Burr exited the truck he was driving through the tailgate area and tried to retrieve something out of the bed of the truck, which the officer thought could’ve been a weapon, so the officer drew a weapon on him and told Burr to lay on the ground.
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Burr refused and instead unbuttoned his shirt and began posturing himself to possibly fight the officer and began pacing. He got on the ground, but he got up again before laying down again.
