Sentencing For Occupants Of Vehicle With Drugs in Cuba City

A Dubuque woman has been sentenced to probation for possession of meth with intent to deliver.  39 year old Dawn Warner was sentenced in Grant County Circuit Court to three years of probation. The charges stemmed from a traffic stop on July 29th on Main Street in Cuba City. Reports say that 31 year old John Behnken of Dubuque, the driver, provided false information to police, then put up the windows and locked the doors of the vehicle. The vehicle’s occupants — Behnken, Warner and 33 year old Nicholas  Kennel of Asbury, refused to exit initially before getting out. Based on indications from a police K-9, the vehicle was searched, and officers reported finding a loaded gun, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a scale. While the officers were searching the car, K-9 officer Sam alerted the officers to a problem inside the squad car involving Behnken. Police said Behnken reported ingesting 10 baggies of meth. He was taken to a hospital for medical treatment. Behnken was charged with possession of meth with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He has pleaded not guilty to those charges, and his next court hearing is set for November 27th. Kennel was charged with possession of meth with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer. He has pleaded not guilty and his next court hearing is set for November 12th.