3 People Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit: McHenry County Deputies

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL—Three people are facing various drug charges following a vehicle pursuit, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Norman Brown, 32, Destiny Hall, 19, and William Benson, 40, were taken into custody after the chase ended Thursday afternoon.

Around 2:03 p.m., deputies said they were conducting a narcotics investigation in the Wonder Lake area. At some point, deputies conducted a a traffic stop on a 2003 Chrysler Mini-Van. Deputies said the driver, Hall, pulled over. During the traffic stop, officers said Hall was asked to step out of the vehicle.

According to deputies, Brown, who was a passenger, climbed into the driver seat and fled with the van and another passenger, Benson.

Deputies said they pursued the vehicle west where it traveled around the rural west area of Woodstock.

As the Chrysler headed back towards town, deputies ultimately discontinued the
pursuit. However, they established a perimeter of the area with the assistance of Woodstock Police Department and McHenry County Conservation Police.

A short while later deputies said they located the Chrysler, which had stopped on the south side of Woodstock near the Route 47/Route 14 intersection. Officers discovered that Brown had fled on foot while Benson remained in the vehicle.

According to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office, witnesses provided deputies with detailed information on where Brown had fled. With this information deputies located Brown, who was hiding in an abandoned mobile trailer.

After a short discussion, deputies said Brown surrendered and was taken into custody without any issues. Woodstock Fire/Rescue was requested to the scene after Brown advised deputies that he had an unrelated health issue. Brown was cleared on scene and released back into the sheriff’s office custody.

Brown, Hill, and Benson were all arrested and transported to the sheriff’s office. As a result of this investigation, deputies said the following narcotics were recovered: 45.5 grams of cannabis, 7 Hydrocodone pills and 30 Dextroamphetame pills.