The alleged girlfriend of a man accused of stealing an ATM machine and leading police on a manhunt in Marinette County in early April pleaded not guilty Thursday to all charges in relation to the alleged crimes.
Ashley Niewierowski faces 12 charges for allegedly burglarizing a gas station, leading police on a chase and fleeing on foot. Chad Setunsky faces 41 charges.
The two are accused of stealing an ATM machine from a town of Stephenson convenience store and taking money from that ATM.
According to the criminal complaint, Setunsky and Niewierowski were dating and living together in Marinette with Niewierowski's mother and children.
Around 3:43 a.m. April 8, Marinette County Sheriff's deputies discovered someone had broken into the Corner Convenience store in the town of Stephenson and stolen an ATM machine, according to the criminal complaint.
Shortly after, a sergeant attempted to pull over two vehicles speeding on Parkway Road, the complaint said. The officer said the driver of one of the vehicles, a pickup truck, fired a handgun twice at his car before driving off the road and crashing into a pole, according to court documents.
Two people exited the truck and ran into the woods, deputies said. The sheriff's office found a crow bar, sledge hammer and parts of the stolen ATM machine inside the truck, the complaint said. The ATM was later found with the money removed.
Deputies also reviewed security footage from the convenience store and saw a man and woman break in using a crowbar and take the ATM, according to the complaint. The man and woman in the video matched the descriptions of Setunsky and Niewierowski.
The two were eventually taken into custody after a two-day manhunt. They will be back in court June 20 for a status conference.
