Drone Equipment Assists In Sunday Arrest

An early Sunday morning foot chase ends with one person being arrested. FDL County Sherriff’s Deptuies were responding to a request at 7:30 a.m. for a welfare check call involving a female being followed by a male on Hwy. 23 near Hwy. 151.

A Deputy located the two individuals and was in the process of gathering information when the male subject took off running. A short foot pursuit ensued but the Deputy lost sight of the suspect near the intersection of Mary Hill Park Dr.

Deputies did learn the male had a warrant out for his arrest on Domestic-related charges. With help from the FDL PD K-9 unit and tips from witnesses, the suspect was located on the Prairie Trail near 4^th St. Rd., but he again took off on foot.

With the use of drone equipment, the man was spotted walking in a creek behind the First Presbyterian Church on 4^th St. Rd., which was where he was apprehended and taken into custody just before 10:30 a.m. He is being held in the FDL County Jail on the initial arrest warrant along with new charges of resisting/obstruction and several counts of Misdemeanor and Felony Bail Jumping.

The suspect did suffer minor injuries as a result of the attempt to flee authorities through the heavily wooded terrain.