(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office)
KENOSHA, WI — A 21-year-old Green Bay man who admitted fleeing law enforcement at speeds estimated as high as 170 mph is back in the Kenosha County Jail after alleged probation violations, just over three months after Judge Jason Rossell withheld a prison sentence and placed him on probation with work release.
Marlon Ubence Padilla pleaded guilty April 2 to first-degree recklessly endangering safety, a Class F felony, and fleeing or eluding an officer, a Class H felony.
Padilla was sentenced June 11 by Rossell to three years of probation with a withheld sentence. As a condition of probation, Rossell ordered Padilla to serve nine months in the county jail with Huber privileges, commonly known as work release. His jail term was scheduled to begin June 27.
Padilla was booked into the Kenosha County Jail Wednesday, September 23, in connection with alleged probation violations. The following day, the court docket reflected that a letter had been received from his probation agent regarding violations.
The violations come after a case involving what prosecutors described as an extremely dangerous, high-speed pursuit on I-94.
According to the criminal complaint, a Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy joined the pursuit November 15, 2025, after Wisconsin State Patrol advised that a black Jeep Grand Cherokee was fleeing southbound on I-94. The deputy said Padilla passed vehicles on the shoulder, narrowly missed motorists and weaved across several lanes.
The deputy reported reaching approximately 140 mph while Padilla continued pulling away. He estimated Padilla’s speed at between 160 and 170 mph in a 70-mph zone. Other motorists were allegedly forced to slam on their brakes as the Jeep passed traffic on the shoulders and weaved through vehicles.
The pursuit was terminated at the Wisconsin-Illinois border. Officers later located the damaged Jeep near Wadsworth, Illinois, and detained Padilla and a passenger. Padilla allegedly admitted seeing police lights and knowing officers were attempting to stop him. He told police he was speeding because he wanted to get to Chicago before returning for a Milwaukee Bucks basketball game.
As part of Padilla’s probation, Rossell ordered him to obey all rules of his supervising agent, refrain from alcohol and illegal drugs, participate in treatment as directed and commit no traffic violations of any kind.
The court record does not yet identify the specific alleged probation violations or indicate whether Padilla’s probation has been formally revoked.
