On September 4th, 2022, an investigator with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office was in the Township of Marietta, County of Crawford, Wisconsin conducting a follow-up to a theft investigation. After speaking with the landowners of property along Springside Lane, the investigator came upon a suspicious vehicle, Chevrolet HHR, parked on the owner’s property.
The male was identified as Robert Haskin, age 34, of Boscobel. Haskin gave conflicting stories as to why he was on the property and displayed indicators of drug impairment. It was determined Haskin was going to trespass to obtain ginseng. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources arrived on the scene to assist. K-9 Breck was utilized for an open free air sniff of the vehicle, giving a positive alert to the presence of one or more controlled substances inside the vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded a plastic baggie of a crystal-like substance, which later field tested positive for methamphetamine, and a glass smoking device with burnt white residue.
A Wisconsin DNR Warden searched the immediate area and located a female passenger hiding in the woods. The female was identified as Miranda Rabe, age 21, of Blue River who admitted she had hidden due to an active arrest warrant through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Both Haskin and Rabe were arrested and transported to the Crawford County Jail. Haskin was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating after revocation, and obstructing. Rabe was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing and held on her active warrant.
Agencies assisting the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office were the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.