Overview
- A trooper on northbound Lodge Freeway near Glendale identified a reported stolen vehicle around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 24.
- The driver, a 50-year-old Pontiac man, stopped near Davison Road and La Salle Boulevard and fled on foot.
- The trooper deployed a Taser multiple times during the chase, but it had no effect on the suspect.
- Backup was requested, and the suspect was detained after a physical struggle with no injuries reported.
- The man was lodged pending prosecutorial review, and MSP Lt. Mike Shaw publicly praised the trooper's actions.