Traffic Stop in Grant County Results in Drug and OAR Arrest

On August 15, 2024, at 9:38 A.M., a Grant County Deputy was parked in a field drive along Cth T in Hickory Grove Township, when an east bound vehicle on Cth T, pulled to the shoulder and stopped. The driver of this vehicle, Roxanne Abraham, 53 of Dodgeville, stopped to look at her phone for directions to a residence in the area.

When Abraham continue driving, she didn’t see the east bound vehicle coming up behind her. Abraham made a U turn on Cth T and almost struck the east bound vehicle passing her. A traffic stop was conducted and while the deputy was speaking with Abraham, the deputy detected the odor of marijuana coming from the passenger compartment of Abraham’s vehicle.

As a result, Abraham was arrested for Operating after Revocation, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and cited for no insurance.

This matter will be referred to the Grant County District Attorney’s Office.

**Persons arrested/or referred for charges by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. An arrest only indicates probable cause exists to bring formal charges.** The names of victims and witnesses to a crime have been withheld per Wisconsin Statute ยง950.04.