Wisconsin Deputies Arrest Wanted 40-Year-Old After 12.6-Mile Chase and 5-Hour Cornfield Manhunt
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 21
Wisconsin Deputies Arrest Wanted 40-Year-Old After 12.6-Mile Chase and 5-Hour Cornfield Manhunt
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 21
Summary
A 40-year-old Fond du Lac man was taken into custody at about 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 17 after deputies chased him 12.6 miles, then searched a cornfield for more than five hours.
The pursuit began at 2:26 p.m. after police said the wanted man fled Fond du Lac officers, sped away on Highway 175, hit tire spikes, then jumped from his moving car and ran into dense corn.
Drones initially failed to spot him through thick foliage, but a K-9 and drone team later tracked him over roughly 300 yards and drove him out toward officers near Paradise Lane.
The man was booked on counts including fleeing and eluding, second-degree recklessly endangering safety and felony bail jumping; authorities said he also had a probation-violation warrant and two pending felony cases.
Two patrol vehicles were damaged and two officers suffered minor injuries, while authorities said no private property was damaged.