Man trying to outrun police caught when his prosthetic leg became stuck in a fence

A man from Taylor, Wisconsin, who led authorities on an 11-mile pursuit on Tuesday through La Crosse and Trempealeau counties surrendered when he lost his prosthetic leg while trying to outrun police.

Thomas Fuselier, 47, fled Holmen police when an officer tried to stop him for a defective brake light, according to the complaint filed on Wednesday in La Crosse County Circuit Court. He sped off, at one point sticking his hand out the window and waving at pursuing officers.



Fuselier continued into Trempealeau County at speeds that reached 80mph until officers lost him, later finding his car in a ditch. Authorities from both counties followed footprints into a wooded area for more than a mile and across a creek before a deputy found Fuselier on the ground unable to get up because his prosthetic leg was stuck in a fence.

Police found meth and a pipe in his car. Prosecutors charged Fuselier with attempting to flee a traffic officer and possession of meth and drug paraphernalia, both as a repeat offender.