Fond du Lac, Wisconsin — On Monday, May 19, 2025, at approximately 7:56 a.m., a deputy with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office observed a vehicle traveling on Interstate 41 that had previously been involved in a vehicle pursuit initiated in the Town of Grand Chute. The deputy also noted an equipment violation and attempted a traffic stop after the vehicle exited Interstate 41 and entered Highway 151. Upon activation of the squad’s emergency lights, the suspect vehicle immediately accelerated and fled, prompting a pursuit. Additional deputies joined the effort to safely stop the vehicle due to the ongoing dangerous driving behavior. During the pursuit, the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received an emergency 911 call from a female passenger in the suspect vehicle. The caller could be heard screaming for help and pleading to be let out of the vehicle. A tire deflation device was deployed at the intersection of County T and County Y but was unsuccessful in stopping the suspect vehicle.
The vehicle then turned southbound onto County Y, briefly left the roadway into a ditch, came back on the road striking a sheriff’s squad, but quickly regained control and continued eastbound on County T and Rogersville Road, heading toward the Fond du Lac County Airport. Due to concerns the vehicle would enter active airport property, notification was made to temporarily halt all incoming and outgoing air traffic. The suspect vehicle did enter the airport property and proceeded onto a northbound taxiway. A deputy attempted a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver, which was unsuccessful. The vehicle exited the airport property by driving through a field and continued to Johnson Street, where it attempted to re-enter Interstate 41. As the vehicle took the on-ramp to I-41 at Johnson Street, another PIT maneuver was successfully executed, causing the vehicle to enter the gore area of the interstate. Squad cars then positioned to box in the suspect vehicle, bringing the pursuit to a safe conclusion.
Two passengers were taken into custody without incident. After a brief dialogue, the driver—a 27-year-old male from Menasha—was also taken into custody without further resistance. During follow up investigation, it's alleged that the suspects were contemplating shooting at the pursuing deputies in an attempt to back them off. This was the third high speed pursuit the vehicle was involved in since early May. No firearm was located in the vehicle or on any of the occupants, however a Fond du Lac Police K9 was deployed to conduct an article search in the swampy area the vehicle drove through near that offramp. The K9 located a backpack containing drug paraphernalia and a loaded handgun that was thrown from the vehicle just prior to the end of the chase. The pursuit covered a distance of approximately 17.9 miles. Four sheriff’s squads sustained damage during the pursuit, and one deputy was treated and released from the hospital for injuries sustained during a collision with the suspect vehicle. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the City of Fond du Lac Police Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
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