Wanted suspect taken into custody after running from Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputies

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at approximately 12:15 p.m., a deputy with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol when he observed a male individual riding a bicycle southbound on Lakeshore Drive near Lone Elm Road in the Town of Friendship, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The deputy recognized the individual as a wanted suspect with an active nationwide felony warrant issued by Iron County, Wisconsin, for Burglary of a Dwelling.

When the deputy attempted to make contact with the suspect, he fled southbound on his bicycle along Lakeshore Drive before abandoning the bicycle and continuing on foot onto private property west of the roadway. The deputy temporarily lost sight of the suspect.

Additional deputies, Wisconsin State Patrol troopers, and City of Fond du Lac Police Officers responded to the area and established a perimeter to assist in locating and apprehending the suspect. A Sheriff’s Office sergeant and K-9 partner were deployed to conduct a track. With the assistance of an unmanned aerial system (drone) providing aerial overwatch and following an approximately 200-yard K-9 track through a dense marsh, law enforcement personnel located the suspect and took him into custody without further incident.

The suspect was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for medical clearance and will subsequently be transported to the Fond du Lac County Jail.

The suspect is a 50-year-old male from Rib Lake, Wisconsin, with an extensive criminal history that includes resisting and obstructing law enforcement, drug-related offenses, and theft-related offenses.

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Wisconsin State Patrol, City of Fond du Lac Police Department, Van Dyne 1st Responders, and North Fond du Lac Ambulance.

No further information is being released at this time.