Waupun Police with help from Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Officers capture suspect wanted from Baraboo area

Waupun Police as well as the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office was advised Tuesday evening, July 16, 2024 that a suspect wanted from an incident involving a gun, may be in the Waupun area.

The incident the man was involved in took place in Baraboo, and Baraboo Police had reason to believe the man fled to Waupun. According to police, the man threatened the lives of family members before leaving.

With the description of the vehicle, Waupun Police started looking for the man in their community and found him driving around 8:51 PM.

Once back-up was in the area, a high risk stop was conducted on Division Street just north of Main Street and the man and his passenger were taken into custody. The man as well as two guns recovered were handed over to Baraboo Police.