FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Fond du Lac County say one man is now in custody on four outstanding warrants and additional charges following a pursuit early Thursday morning.
According to a release from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found a vehicle at 12:17 a.m. that matched the description of a vehicle that had recently fled from officers with the Fond du Lac Police Department.
Deputies watched as the vehicle pulled into an apartment complex and parked in a stall. As deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop, officials say the vehicle accelerated forward, driving onto the snow-covered lawn of the apartment complex and nearly hitting a parked vehicle.
A pursuit was initiated and deputies followed the suspect vehicle as it traveled from South Royal Avenue onto National Avenue, before heading westbound on 4th street where a tire deflation device was successfully deployed at the intersection of 4th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue.
Officials say the vehicle continued on 4th Street to Ellis Street with the vehicle eventually stopping at the intersection of East 1st Street and Park Avenue. A high-risk traffic stop was conducted with the driver then attempting to flee on foot down 4th Street but was quickly apprehended.
The suspect, a 45-year-old Fond du Lac man, was arrested following the end of the pursuit and booked into the Fond du Lac County Jail on four outstanding warrants and the following charges:
- Fleeing and Eluding
- Disorderly Conduct
- Resisting/Obstructing an Officer.
Deputies report that the pursuit lasted about two miles, and no injuries or damage were reported in the incident. No other information is available at this time.
