August 17, 2026
Man Bails From a Rolling Car, Hides 5 Hours in the Corn
A Wisconsin police chase ends with the driver bailing out of his still-rolling car in the middle of Highway 151 - then vanishing into a cornfield with deputies seconds behind him. Getting him back out takes the rest of the day.
Reconstructed timeline
Times from synchronized camera clocks and dispatch records.
2:26 PM
Deputy locates fled vehicle, attempts stop, suspect flees
Around 2:26 p.m. a Fond du Lac County deputy locates a vehicle that had just fled City of Fond du Lac PD, southbound on HWY 175 near HWY 151. Deputy activates lights and sirens; suspect fails to yield and accelerates. Document-stated time.
12:00 AM
High-speed pursuit across county highways
Pursuit runs HWY 175 to CTH B eastbound, north on CTH K, east on Reinhardt Rd, north on HWY 45 briefly, then back to CTH K. Radio traffic on speeds, direction, and spike approval. Time approximate (mid-afternoon); media-relative, not independently clocked.
12:00 AM
Dispatch believes 'Charles Brown' is the driver
Radio: 'CTA believes there's a Charles Brown in the vehicle, 10-32 history.' Broadcast/attributed identification during the pursuit; corroborated by the end booking card. Time approximate; media-relative.
12:00 AM
Tire deflation device deployed successfully
A deputy on CTH K just north of HWY 45 deploys a tire deflation device and is successful. Bodycam shows roadside spike deployment as the red vehicle passes; radio 'got him with spikes'. Time approximate; media-relative.
12:00 AM
Suspect bails from rolling vehicle on HWY 151
After a turnaround back southbound on HWY 151, the driver bails on foot from the still-rolling car, abandoning it in the middle of the highway, and runs toward the Valley Creek Rd subdivision. Dashcam captures the stop and foot flee. Radio: city is terminating the vehicle pursuit. Time…
12:00 AM
Foot pursuit into the cornfield
Deputies and City of Fond du Lac officers chase the suspect on foot; bodycam shows an officer running through a yard and tree line with a rifle, shouting 'Show me your hands'. Suspect flees into a cornfield; deputies lose sight and discontinue foot pursuit for safety. Time approximate;…
12:00 AM
Perimeter set; drones and K9s deployed
A perimeter is established around CTH V, Reinhardt Rd, CTH K, and Valley Creek Rd. Drones from the city and county are used but unsuccessful in thick foliage; multiple K9s and handlers search. Overhead drone footage ('SEVERAL HOURS LATER... NO AUDIO') shows the cornfield and staged units. Time…
6:30 PM
Suspect spotted exiting cornfield, flees again
Around 6:30 p.m. Sheriff's Office members spot the suspect attempting to exit the cornfield off Reinhardt Rd; he again flees on foot back into the cornfield. Document-stated time.
12:00 AM
K9 and drone locate suspect; ~300-yard track
PA announcements draw no response. A K9 is deployed to the last known location and a drone operator locates the suspect, guiding the arrest team. After an ~300-yard track through the cornfield the suspect is pushed out toward an arrest team near Paradise Lane. Time approximate (between 6:30 and…
7:45 PM
Suspect taken into custody near Paradise Lane
At 7:45 p.m. the suspect is taken into custody without incident near Paradise Lane and turned over to the City of Fond du Lac Police Department. Pursuit covered ~12.6 miles; incident took ~5.5 hours. Document-stated time.
12:00 AM
Booking card: charges shown
Closing booking/mugshot card identifies the suspect as Charles Brown and lists charges: VEH OPERATOR FLEE/ELUDE OFFICER, FELONY BAIL JUMPING, RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING OFFICER. Read from the on-screen card only; charges are not stated in the written post. Card is a post-incident graphic, not a…
12:00 AM
Nine charges filed against Charles Brown
Post-incident adjudication: by Aug 25, 2026 the arrested suspect - independently named as Charles Brown in coverage of this exact chase/cornfield-search incident - is reported to face nine charges. Report-only (news); no verdict or sentence in evidence.
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