A Fond du Lac man was arrested after climbing on the roof of International Paper and a stand off with police. Police say the man was dressed in camouflage and exhibiting bizarre,erratic behavior, and making threats toward law enforcement. The man also has been recently exhibiting escalating behaviors around the City and the FDLPD was looking to take him into custody for felony retail theft, criminal trespass to a dwelling, criminal damage to property, and a probation/parole warrant. Earlier employees at Pump and Pantry gas station said he was flashing a badge and said he was a sheriff’s deputy. The individual fled on foot eastbound from the store and eventually made it to the railroad tracks where he ran southbound. As FDLPD Officers and Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Deputies got into the area they observed the individual climb up an exterior ladder on the side of the International Paper building to the roof top. Initially, the individual stood at the edge of the roof and yelled back at law enforcement while they attempted to talk with him and build a rapport. FDLPD deployed the Technology Response Group (Drone/Robot Unit), Bear Cat (armored rescue vehicle), a FDLPD K9 unit, assembled a combined team of FDLPD and FDSO Crisis Negotiations members, and the FDLPD Co-Response Mental Health Unit consisting of a Social Worker and Mental Health & Wellness Police Specialist. After over six hours of negotiations police SWAT team members used non lethal sponge rounds and chemical munitions to take the 34 year old man into custody. He was transported to the hospital for further medical evaluation.
