OWI 5th with minor passenger

On June 2, 2022 at approximately 2:15 AM a deputy with the Sauk County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on County Highway H at Winneshiek Drive in the Township of Dellona.

The operator of the vehicle was identified as Desia M. Salinas-Tallmadge, age 38 of Wisconsin Dells. Salinas-Tallmadge had a minor passenger in the vehicle, 14 years of age. During contact with Salinas-Tallmadge the deputy noted signs of impairment. The deputy learned that Salinas-Tallmadge had four prior convictions for Operating While Intoxicated along with a revoked drivers license and a requirement to have an ignition interlock device installed in the vehicle.

Salinas-Tallmadge was asked to do field sobriety tests and as a result of those tests, was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated- 5th Offense with minor passenger. Salinas-Tallmadge was transported to the Sauk County Jail. 

Charges of Operating While Intoxicated- 5th Offense with minor passenger, Operating While Revoked and Failure to Install Ignition Interlock Device will be referred to the Sauk County District Attorney's Office. 

Chip Meister

Sauk County Sheriff