The Fond du Lac police chief says it’s fortunate nobody was seriously injured in a domestic incident that resulted in a chase and the suspect’s car crashing on a golf course. The incident started Monday afternoon when police responded to a report of a man destroying property and physically assaulting a woman in an East Merrill Avenue home. Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says a pursuit on Fond du Lac Avenue was terminated when the suspect vehicle left the road and drove across a grassy area near Fond du Lac Christian School. The vehicle was later found crashed at the South Hills Golf and Country Club and the suspect had fled on foot. The man was found trying to hide in a garbage can behind a house and taken into custody. “You know with everything, his behavior being erratic, and some of the behavior we saw driving and the hiding there is a concern of mental health crisis, potentially substance use, abuse, Goldstein told WFDL news. “But we looked at the totality of what was happening and the violence and for that he went to jail.” Police are continuing their investigation.
