Stand off north of Waupun comes to an end after nearly 12 hours

Fond du Lac County law enforcement were in an hours long stand-off Sunday night into Monday morning, May 17-18, 2026.

The incident stared just before 8 p.m. when a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputy made a traffic stop near the intersection of County roads M and TC, on a man known to have several active warrants.

Shortly after the man stopped, he took off on the officer, heading south on M towards Waupun, prompting a high speed pursuit.

After reaching speeds of 130 mph, the driver pulled into a residence on Hemp Road, just west of Savage Road. At that point the man ran into the residence there and locked the door.

Multiple officers from several surrounding jurisdictions responded to surround the house and commands were given for the man to come out.

Neighbors on Hemp Road and nearby Savage Road were instructed to shelter in place while roads were shut down in the area.

Shortly after arriving on scene, police went to an encrypted radio channel so it’s not known how things played out after that, but it would appear the incident ended around 8 a.m. when officers were told they could open the roadways in the area.

KFIZ is expecting a press release on the incident later this morning and we will update the story when that information is received.