MONROE - Authorities have released the name of a third armed-robbery suspect, killed when his minivan crashed near Juda in a high-speed chase with sheriff's deputies following the Tuesday morning incident in downtown Monroe.
The Green County Sheriff's Department identified the dead man as Jonathan E. Guadarrama, 25, Beloit. Police report that a gun was recovered at the site where he crashed the getaway van, near Bagley Road east of Juda.
Guadarrama was among three men connected to the robbery of a Mexican grocery store in the 1000 block of 16th Avenue at about 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The other two suspects, Luis E. Cruz, 30, and Luis E. Western, 34, both from Beloit, are being held at Green County Jail on charges of robbery, false imprisonment and battery, with a future court appearance pending.
Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley said that Guadarrama remained in the vehicle as one of his alleged accomplices took the owner of the Mexican grocery store to First National Bank and Trust, in an alleged attempt to force him to cash a check.
When officers approached Guadarrama, he fled the scene, leading deputies on a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph eastbound on Wisconsin 11/81. He lost control of the minivan after swerving to avoid stop sticks, and was ejected as the minivan overturned several times.
He had a revoked driver's license, according to a Green County Sheriff's Department statement.
Another suspect stayed at the grocery store with a customer, who told police that he was robbed and struck by an unknown item.
After tips came into the police about a suspicious looking man walking on Wis. 59 with blood on his clothes, the third suspect was later taken into custody.
It is unclear at this time whether the suspect picked up on the highway was Cruz or Western.
Kelley said the crime does not appear to be random in nature and that the suspects specifically targeted the store.
The store on the Square where the incident began has no exterior sign on the building.
Kelley has credited quick-thinking bank employees for alerting police to the situation, and getting as many people as possible out of the bank.
The Green County Sheriff's Department identified the dead man as Jonathan E. Guadarrama, 25, Beloit. Police report that a gun was recovered at the site where he crashed the getaway van, near Bagley Road east of Juda.
Guadarrama was among three men connected to the robbery of a Mexican grocery store in the 1000 block of 16th Avenue at about 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The other two suspects, Luis E. Cruz, 30, and Luis E. Western, 34, both from Beloit, are being held at Green County Jail on charges of robbery, false imprisonment and battery, with a future court appearance pending.
Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley said that Guadarrama remained in the vehicle as one of his alleged accomplices took the owner of the Mexican grocery store to First National Bank and Trust, in an alleged attempt to force him to cash a check.
When officers approached Guadarrama, he fled the scene, leading deputies on a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph eastbound on Wisconsin 11/81. He lost control of the minivan after swerving to avoid stop sticks, and was ejected as the minivan overturned several times.
He had a revoked driver's license, according to a Green County Sheriff's Department statement.
Another suspect stayed at the grocery store with a customer, who told police that he was robbed and struck by an unknown item.
After tips came into the police about a suspicious looking man walking on Wis. 59 with blood on his clothes, the third suspect was later taken into custody.
It is unclear at this time whether the suspect picked up on the highway was Cruz or Western.
Kelley said the crime does not appear to be random in nature and that the suspects specifically targeted the store.
The store on the Square where the incident began has no exterior sign on the building.
Kelley has credited quick-thinking bank employees for alerting police to the situation, and getting as many people as possible out of the bank.