Man arrested after leading police on two high-speed chases

KENOSHA -- The Kenosha County Police Department arrested a male suspect after he led them and other police departments on two high-speed chases early Tuesday morning.

Authorities say the first chase began around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday when a Kenosha police officer spotted a vehicle with stolen license plates from Lake Geneva. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the suspect fled the scene, leading police on a two mile chase.

Police lost sight of the vehicle after two miles, but later spotted the vehicle near the Kenosha-Pleasant Prairie border.

After police spotted the vehicle, a second chase began. The second chase occurred around 12:50 a.m. and ended five minutes later when the vehicle hit stop sticks around 1:00 a.m. near Highway 50 and 124th Avenue.

The suspect then fled the scene on foot. The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department found the suspect in the marshy area near Highway 50 and I-94.

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