Police pursuit ends in rollover crash

A male suspect was injured Thursday evening following a police pursuit from Vilas to Oneida County.
According to the Vilas County sheriff’s office, at approximately 5 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a welfare check in the Township of Lincoln.
“Upon their arrival, they encountered an armed male sitting in a vehicle,” sheriff’s officials said in a press release. “The subject became agitated and aggressive with deputies. The subject then fled the residence in the vehicle. An Eagle River police officer who was requested to help attempted to stop the vehicle from fleeing by using spike strips. Contact with the vehicle was lost immediately after deploying the spike strips due to the road conditions and limited visibility.”
By the time officers found the man, he had gained access to another vehicle.
“Upon seeing deputies, the suspect fled in the stolen vehicle. A pursuit occurred where the suspect fled west on Highway 70 and then turned south on Highway 45. Oneida County sheriff’s office and the Three Lakes Police Department were notified and assisted with the pursuit. The pursuit continued for more than 20 miles and eventually resulted in the crash/rollover of the suspect vehicle on Highway 17 in Oneida County,” the release states.

According to the release, the suspect continued to refuse to cooperate and various non-lethal measures were deployed before he was ultimately taken into custody.
The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was transported to St Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander for treatment of injuries. He was later flown by helicopter to Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, the release states.
The incident remains under investigation by the Vilas and Oneida County sheriff’s offices.