Man Bails From a Rolling Car, Hides 5 Hours in the Corn

Reconstructed timeline

Times from synchronized camera clocks and dispatch records.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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…

6. 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;…

7. 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…

8. 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.

9. 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…

10. 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.

11. 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. 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.