FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Deputies released dash cam video of the nearly 18-mile pursuit that passed through a taxiway of the Fond du Lac County Airport on May 19, ending in the arrest of two men.
The pursuit began around 8 a.m. on Monday, May 19, when a deputy noticed a vehicle on I-41 that had allegedly been involved in a police chase in Grand Chute. After the deputy turned on their emergency lights, the vehicle fled on Highway 151.
Deputies previously stated that during the chase, dispatch got a 911 call from a passenger in the suspect vehicle reportedly ‘screaming for help’ and asking to be let out of the vehicle.
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After other squad cars joined in to help, and a near crash into a ditch, the suspect vehicle headed towards the Fond du Lac County Airport. In the released video, the vehicle can be seen driving through airport property and onto a taxiway.
Shortly after, the suspect vehicle was trying to get back onto I-41 when a successful PIT maneuver ended the pursuit. The driver and his two passengers were taken into custody, however, one of the passengers was later released.
“Our release highlights the collaborative efforts local law enforcement deployed to bring two subjects into custody after an early morning pursuit,” deputies said in Wednesday’s release. “A firearm was recovered from the scene during an article search conducted by a City of Fond du Lac Police Department K9.”
Deputies went on to say that their investigation revealed that the suspects were allegedly thinking about shooting at pursuing deputies to try and “back them off.”
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The vehicle was reportedly involved in three high-speed chases since early May.
The two men who were arrested face the following charges:
- Chaz Young, 27 (Driver)
- 4 counts of 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety
- Repeater
- Possess firearm-convicted of a felony
- PTAC
- Repeater
- Vehicle operator flee/elude officer
- Repeater
- False imprisonment
- Repeater
- Resisting or obstructing an officer
- Repeater
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Repeater
- Possession of narcotic drugs
- Repeater
- 6 counts of criminal damage to property
- Repeater
- Battery or threat to judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer
- Repeater
- 4 counts of 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety
- Alonso Tinoco, 27 (Passenger)
- Possess firearm-convicted of a felony
- PTAC
- Vehicle operator flee/elude officer
- PTAC
- Possession of methamphetamine
- Possession of narcotic drugs
- Possess firearm-convicted of a felony
Young had his cash bond set at $200,000, while Tinoco got a cash bond of $10,000.
Authorities say the chase covered 17.9 miles, and four sheriff’s squad cars were damaged during the pursuit.
“Thankfully, deputies were able to bring an end to the pursuit without injury to innocent citizens,” the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office’s release concluded.
