(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Kenosha, Wis. — An Illinois man already out on bond for multiple pending felony cases in Kenosha County was charged Thursday with 46 new counts in connection to a daytime police chase that spanned multiple jurisdictions and ended on the interstate.
John S. Miller, 56, of Zion, now faces a staggering range of charges including first-degree recklessly endangering safety, criminal damage to property, fleeing and eluding police, and 36 counts of felony bail jumping. Prosecutors say Miller put the public at serious risk in a high-speed incident that involved officers from the Kenosha Police Department, Pleasant Prairie Police Department, and Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office.
At Thursday’s bond hearing, Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis said Miller’s criminal record stretches back to 1999, including prior felony convictions in Maricopa County, Arizona, for drug trafficking and forgery. Solis noted Miller has been granted bond in four open Kenosha County cases, dating back to 2021.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
“The defendant here, John Miller, is currently on bond in four open cases,” Solis said in court. “He received a $5,000 cash bond on December 9 of 2021, a $2,500 cash bond on September 6, 2022, a signature bond on February 18, 2022, and a $500 cash bond on December 1, 2023.”
Citing the severity of the latest case and Miller’s disregard for previous bail conditions, Solis asked for a $500,000 cash bond.
“This case involves fleeing and eluding that started in the City of Kenosha and ended on the interstate, closer to Pleasant Prairie,” Solis said. “Officers had to box in the defendant in broad daylight, endangering multiple drivers on the highway.”
Solis added that Miller’s actions, paired with the 36 bail jumping charges, expose him to a potential lifetime in prison.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Court Commissioner William Michel II agreed the case warranted a high bond.
“Sir, you had so many opportunities,” Michel told Miller. “This was a very sad situation. You’re a grown man. You know better. You put yourself and the community in great harm’s risk.”
Michel ordered a $150,000 cash bond.
John S. Miller, 56, of Zion, Illinois
(Kenosha County Sheriff)
Miller was already facing serious felony charges before the March 25 incident. Prosecutors allege a pattern of drug distribution, resisting law enforcement, and repeated violations of bond conditions:
2021CF001531: Five counts including possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, resisting an officer, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Maximum exposure: 52 years, 6 months
2022CF000077: Four counts of meth and heroin delivery in separate transactions.
Maximum exposure: 122 years
2022CF001224: Two bail jumping charges and a second-offense OWI.
Maximum exposure: 12 years, 6 months
2023CF001842: Retail theft and four counts of felony bail jumping.
Maximum exposure: 27 years
The new complaint (2025CF000420) includes:
- 3 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety (Class F felonies)
- 36 counts of felony bail jumping (Class H felonies)
- 2 counts of criminal damage to property (Class I felonies)
- 1 count of fleeing and eluding an officer (Class H felony)
- 1 count of obstructing an officer (Class A misdemeanor)
Total maximum exposure in this case alone: over 270 years in prison.
On December 9, 2024, Miller filed a civil lawsuit against the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office in state circuit court. He alleged excessive force, unlawful tasing, and Fourth Amendment violations stemming from his December 2021 arrest. The suit has since been moved to federal court. (Body cam footage below)
If DA Solis has his way, Miller will need to make in-person court appearances for his civil case escorted by U.S. Marshals and wearing an orange jail jumpsuit.
Miller remains in custody. A preliminary hearing in the latest case is scheduled for next month.
21 Responses
Kenosha County Court Commissioner William Michel II will give a low or NO bond for this case
Bail is mandatory in Wisconsin.
He will get minimal jail time. Solis = soft on crime
The recent Jason Barnhill case is proof of your statement.
Troll on, troll 🤣
Did you name the wrong person because it was Solis who wanted the 500,000 bond. The JUDGE lowered it to 150,000. Smh
After all this, and he’s out on bond again, walking free! This doesn’t make any sense! Obviously if he’s a drug dealer, he can make that money in no time at all! And he could just skip into the next state or leave the country! What then, another high speed chase??? 🙄
For God’s sake keep these criminals JAILED!!!
I doubt that anyone’s going to come up with a 150K for this douche bag.
His open cases going back to 2021 are courtesy of incompetent Gravely and McNeil.
Deport him ASAP.
Disgusting, it’s obvious he’s going to run, given the time he is facing and his past record. Once again, the courts let us down. We need to get rid of these judges just like we had to get rid of as much of the old da’s office as we could. Pardon the pun, but the jury is still out on the new da and his crew
WHY would that get a “bond” ???????
Word on the street has it that Mike Gravely will come out of retirement so ” I can let him go again”
56 years old and still doesn’t know any better. Come on man.
Jack, Twin Lakes.
This man has been a criminal since 1999 all the way to 2025. Nothing has been done to him to keep him from repeating his activity. Previous low bail and no extended jail time have encouraged him to continue what he does, break the law! His bail should have been set at 500,000 dollars as the D.A had requested so more criminals see your not getting out or running away waiting to get caught the next time. Now it’s up to the judge to look at his extensive record, lock him up forever and through away the key!
What is the motivation for lower bail?
Foreign bad actor plot to undermine American society. They convince useful idiot democrats to fight for these things. America can not be defeated militarily, so it must be defeated from the inside. Pushing for lower bonds puts the criminals back on the street, so they can kill and destroy more, which is the goal of these actors.
I love when felony charges can lead to a signature bond. The judicial system can’t understand why citizens are mad. They put these assholes back in business.
That’s good he got what he deserves he had multiple chances and failed so now he has to be a man and face his faith, God does not like ugly God blesses folks but once you take advantage of that you have to learn your faith. But it’s like every one says you are innocent until proven otherwise
I really don’t care about the drug charges, because people can just decide not to buy the drugs if they don’t want them, so it doesn’t really hurt anybody to be a drug dealer, but the 3 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety (Class F felonies), should get him 5-10 in my opinion.