Dane County man arrested after pursuit in Dodge County

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Beaver Dam Police Department, investigated reports of a man who was forcing traffic to stop and asking for money Saturday.

Shortly after midnight, the sheriff’s office received a report from a citizen driving on US Highway 151 in Dodge County, that a man was driving erratically, chasing them, and at one point had stopped in front of their car, forcing them to stop on the highway. The man exited his vehicle and was asking the caller for money. The caller was able to get away and reported the suspect exited at a Beaver Dam exit. As deputies were investigating, a second caller reported a similar incident in the city of Beaver Dam.

Beaver Dam Police officers located the suspect and performed a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, officers suspected the driver was possibly under the influence of an intoxicant and ordered him out of the car to conduct an impaired driving investigation. The man refused and instead fled the traffic stop in his vehicle.

Officers and deputies pursued the suspect through the city of Beaver Dam, east on County Highway B to State Highway 26, then south towards Juneau. As the driver slowed at the intersection of State Highways 26 and 33, a sergeant from the sheriff’s office performed a PIT maneuver, which caused the suspect to spin out and leave the roadway. The suspect was able to drive back onto the highway and continued to flee. As the pursuit entered the city of Juneau, a Juneau Police Officer successfully deployed a tire deflation device. The suspect continued but eventually stopped and was taken into custody in the 500 block of South Main St. in Juneau.

The driver, 36 year old William McCann, of Middleton, was arrested for Operating While Impaired and charges for felony fleeing/eluding and multiple counts of bail jumping will be requested with the Dodge County District Attorney’s Office.