WATCH: Deputies hunt wanted man through cornfield after high-speed chase caught on camera
A wanted Wisconsin man led deputies on a 12-mile high-speed chase before bailing from a moving car and vanishing into a cornfield, sparking a five-hour manhunt that ended with a K-9 and drone-assisted takedown.
According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin, the high-speed case began at 2:26 p.m.
Aug.
17, when authorities were told that the 40-year-old suspect had fled from the City of Fond du Lac Police Department.
A deputy spotted the vehicle traveling south on Highway 175 near Highway 151 and attempted to stop it using lights and sirens, the sheriff’s office said.
The driver refused to stop and accelerated at a high rate of speed.
SEE IT: DASHCAM SHOWS FLORIDA TROOPER CHASING ALLEGED STREET TAKEOVER SUSPECT AT 140 MPH Dash camera video captured the high-speed pursuit that continued along several county roads before another deputy deployed a tire-deflation device, successfully striking the suspect vehicle’s tires, authorities said.
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NEWS In the released dash camera video, the suspect jumps out of the vehicle and makes a beeline toward a subdivision.
A Fond du Lac police officer pursues him on foot before the suspect entered a nearby cornfield.
Authorities said the suspect entered a cornfield, where officers quickly lost sight of him due to the dense vegetation, authorities said.
Officers ended the foot pursuit due to safety concerns and established a perimeter around County Highway V, Reinhardt Road, County Highway K and Valley Creek Road.
CALIFORNIA DEPUTIES USE MAGNET-EQUIPPED DRONE TO DISARM KNIFE-WIELDING SEX OFFENDER HIDDEN IN GARAGE SEND US A TIP Drones operated by the Fond du Lac Police Department and Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office were deployed but initially could not locate the man because of the thick foliage.
Multiple K-9 teams also searched the area.
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