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 K9 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.on 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 MPHDash camera video captured the high-speed pursuit which continued along several county roads before another deputy deployed a tire-deflation device successfully striking the suspect vehicle’s tires, authorities said.The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office released video showing a high-speed pursuit, cornfield search and arrest of a wanted 40-year-old man on Aug.
17, 2026 (The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office)CLICK HERE FOR MORE U.S.NEWSIn the released dash camera video, the suspect is seen jumping out of the vehicle and making a beeline toward a subdivision.
A Fond du Lac police officer is seen pursuing him on foot before the suspect was seen entering a nearby cornfield.Authorities said that the suspect entered a cornfield, where officers quickly lost sight of him due to the dense vegetation, authorities said.Officers ended the foot pursuit because of 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 GARAGEA wanted Wisconsin man fled deputies at high speed, abandoned his rolling car in the middle of a highway and disappeared into a cornfield, triggering an ...