Wisconsin woman, 38, sentenced for marijuana-impaired driving with two daughters in car
Desiree Shear, 38, of Gordon, Wisconsin, was sentenced on 28 October 2026 after pleading no contest to driving with a controlled substance while her two teenage daughters were in the car. The case began with a November 2025 traffic stop on Highway 53, where a state trooper reported smelling marijuana and arrested her on drugged-driving, THC possession and paraphernalia charges.
🇺🇸 Washburn County, Wisconsin · Wisconsin, United States
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Desiree Shear, 38, of Gordon, Wisconsin, was sentenced in Washburn County
Circuit Court.[1] The sentencing hearing was held on 28 October 2026.[1] She
had pleaded no contest to operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance
while a minor passenger was in the car.[1] The case came from a November 2025
traffic stop in which a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper reported smelling
marijuana coming from her vehicle, where her two teenage daughters were sitting.[1]
The trooper had stopped her for a traffic violation on Highway 53 near Pierce
Road.[2] She showed signs of impairment during the stop.[2] Field sobriety
tests showed she was under the influence of a restricted controlled substance.[2] She was arrested and charged with operating while under the influence with
a passenger under 16, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.[2] A blood sample was taken at a local hospital before she was taken to the
Washburn County Jail.[2] Her daughters, 15 and 17, were left in the care of a
family member.[2]
The criminal complaint filed in Washburn County Circuit Court said the stop
turned up marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.[3] She faced felony
and misdemeanor charges in the case.[3]
Sources
- Insider: Woman Sentenced in Washburn County for Drug-Impaired Driving with Minor Passenger. DrydenWire, 29 October 2026.
- Traffic Violation Leads to OWI. 715Newsroom, 16 November 2025.
- Insider: Woman Charged in Washburn for Marijuana-Impaired Driving With Minor Passengers. DrydenWire, 10 July 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The sentencing report is partly behind a subscriber paywall, and its accessible opening does not give the prison term, fine or other conditions imposed.
- The reports give no exact date for the November 2025 traffic stop; the account of the arrest was published on 16 November 2025.
- The available text does not say whether the THC possession and drug paraphernalia charges were dismissed or included in the plea.
- Only one outlet reported the sentencing; the other cited sources cover the arrest and the charges.
- No photograph of the traffic stop or the sentencing was available to cite, so no event photo is listed.