STOP FIGHTING. STOP FIGHTING THE DOG. ROLL ON your stomach. Get on your stomach. >> On a night in December 2023 in Lodi, Wisconsin, a patrol officer noticed a vehicle with a broken headlight and drifting [music] between lanes. As the officer approached for a routine check, the driver made a critical mistake at that exact [music] moment, quickly turning the situation into something far more difficult to control. Before going into the full sequence of events, Chad Stites, 51 years old, was identified as the driver. He was currently on probation for alcohol and drug-related offenses with a long criminal history including multiple prior OWI violations, indicating this was not his first involvement in similar behavior. >> 47-30 80, HE'S TAKING OFF. EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 60 TOOK OFF FROM ME WHILE I WAS UP at the window. 47-30 male white driver. He's still in visual. We're in the S curves. I'm trying to catch back up. I'm in the S curves. I'm trying to catch back up. 47-30 additional. See if State's got one nearby. >> As soon as the officer reached the vehicle, [music] Chad suddenly accelerated and fled, prompting an immediate pursuit. Not long after, he lost control, drove into a ditch, and crashed into a tree, forcing him to abandon the vehicle and continue fleeing on foot into a nearby wooded area. >> 10-4, you're probably going to BE MY CLOSEST. >> 33 >> 10-50 HILLSIDE 60. SHOW ME YOUR HANDS! 47-30, HE WENT INTO THE WOODS. 47-30, [snorts] if we have one, get a K9 en route. Driver fled on foot into the woods. White shirt, older male, white. And now, and for 43, the road's extremely icy. Vehicle's clear. Subject is missing a shoe. >> After the suspect fled into the woods, the officer immediately called for backup and established a perimeter. While checking the abandoned vehicle, officers detected a strong odor of intoxicants coming from inside. >> I saw his I saw the he took off cuz I lost control. >> Do you have your admin notified? >> I had dispatch ask them tell them. >> You already told them that? >> Yeah, cuz I started sliding right there as well. >> All right, so he's probably over here. You watch this side, walk this way. >> get my rifle real quick. >> Don't want to mess up the track, but >> He should be missing a shoe. >> Do you at least want me to go down a little ways to start a perimeter? >> Yeah, you >> Just try and get around this bend to see back farther. >> Yeah, you might as well. Okay, watch up towards that house in the bushes. >> SHERIFF'S OFFICE K9! Announce yourself or I'm sending the dog in! >> Come on, David, 33-05. >> Sheriff's office, identify yourself. K9's almost here. We will send the >> During the search, officers used a thermal imaging [music] camera and detected a heat signature lying low to the ground in the wooded [music] area, suggesting the suspect was hiding. Shortly after, another officer arrived [music] and deployed a canine unit named Rico. >> Five. Here. All right. So, look to the north down in the ditch there. Come here. Ah. Here. Look. Look straight ahead inside there. See that red? >> Yeah. That's the heat signature in there. >> Do your announcements. >> Out of my way, please. >> Uh no, keep them on leash. Just make them bark. >> SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND CANINE. COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS up or you're going to be bit BY THE DOG. WE SEE YOU. Put your hands up. Sheriff's office and canine. Come out with your hands up or you're going to be bit by the dog. >> I'M GOING TO WARN YOU. YOU'RE going to be bit by the dog. >> Okay. Let's go in. Here. Here. Find him. Stall him. >> Do you still see a heat signature? >> As officers moved in on the heat signature, the suspect did not respond [music] to commands and remained hidden. The canine, Rico, was released, quickly [music] located Chad, and bit and held him as he clung to tree branches. During this time, Chad refused to show his hands and continued resisting, [music] forcing officers to use a taser to fully gain control. >> Rico, no. Right there, Rico. SHOW US YOUR HANDS. YOU'RE GOING TO GET BIT. >> SHOW US YOUR HANDS, STELLA. SHOW YOUR HANDS. >> OH. >> LET'S SEE YOUR HANDS. STOP FIGHTING. STOP FIGHTING. STOP FIGHTING THE DOG. STOP FIGHTING THE DOG. ROLL ON YOUR STOMACH. GET ON YOUR STOMACH. >> PLEASE STOP. >> GET ON YOUR STOMACH. >> Please stop. >> GET ON YOUR STOMACH. GET ON YOUR STOMACH. >> PLEASE STOP. >> Get on the ground. >> Please stop. >> GET ON THE GROUND. >> GET ON THE GROUND. PLEASE STOP. >> GET ON YOUR FACE. GET ON YOUR FACE. GET ON YOUR PUT your hands You're going to get bit again. >> Please stop him. Please stop. >> Get on your >> Get on your face. Please stop him. Please stop. >> Put your hands behind your head. >> PLEASE STOP THE DOG. >> PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND BEHIND YOUR BACK. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> I'M CAUGHT RIGHT HERE. PUT THAT CAUGHT. >> SIR, we're 95 and 10-15 at the pointment. >> They got a EMS coming already. >> Come over. Check him for injuries. It's caught right here. His arm right there. >> Apart from the dog bites, are you injured? >> Uh yes, I am. >> How are you injured? >> Uh I I slipped and fell. >> Slipped and fell. >> I'm sorry. >> Where did you slip and fall? >> I slipped on over here. I slipped and fell. >> All right, let's get him up to the car. >> Thank you. >> Here's an ID right here. >> Ouch. Ooh. Wow. Ouch. >> Let me just pull this up a little bit for you. >> be great. That'd be awesome. Thanks. Appreciate it. I'm not trying to >> Yep, at this point doesn't pay to fight or run anymore, right? >> fight. >> So, let's get it Here's another card right here. >> I have no idea what that is. >> Uh she has dots. >> Oh, it's dots, yeah. >> That's you? >> Yep, my canine. I'm ready to go. Come on. >> All right, you guys walk him up. I'll bring him. >> No, no, I'm not trying to create any problems. Thanks, guys. >> That's what thermal's for. >> I need to check my car before we leave. I hit that curb hard. >> Okay. Uh which way? I'm following you guys. Okay. >> To the right will probably be the easiest. >> Right there. >> We're going to go Just follow the ravine right up here. You're going to have to walk through the spikes, so >> What time is it right now? >> It's night. Late >> After being subdued, [music] Chad was escorted out of the wooded area without shoes, showing signs of slurred speech, red eyes, and a strong [music] odor of alcohol. He continued to deny driving the vehicle, >> [music] >> claiming instead that he had simply fallen. >> Get into a warm car until they get here, and we're going to >> You got to get set. >> What? >> How you doing? >> I'm not too bad. How are you? >> I love the cold. >> That's it? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Are you good with me shutting the car off? >> Yeah. Well, that's your call. >> You want me to shut it off? >> Go ahead. >> Sir, I don't mean to step on your toes. >> You want me to search him? >> Search him fully, yeah. Make sure >> I don't have gloves on. >> Well, I don't have any on. >> Well, we still have to >> What's going on there? >> Wasn't in park, so when I shut it off, it rolled. >> We'll just hang out right here. >> Well, my feet are just about ready to >> Yeah, just >> Yeah, we'll get to we'll get you into the warm. >> This officer right over here is going to search you real quick. >> Yeah, I can't feel my feet. I can't feel my feet. >> Got you. >> You know >> Hey, I understand that. I understand. >> All right, so we need to get him in the warm, so let's >> Do you have anything that's going to hurt me, stick me, or poke me? >> No, sir. >> Do you have anything that you shouldn't have? Any >> No, sir. >> Okay. Can you separate your feet for me? All right. >> Go over to this side, bud. Get you in the warm, and then EMS will be here in a little bit to check you out, and we'll go from there, okay? It's not going to pose this officer any problems. >> No, sir. >> All right. He's just got to get the seat belt all squared away for you. >> We got it. >> Safety's telling you right now what's going on. You're under arrest for operating a fleeing a loot, cuz you ran from me. >> Um somebody else was driving. >> Okay. No, it was you. And you're also under arrest for OWI, cuz you reek of alcohol, okay? >> Go and step out, Chad. >> Want to help him out? >> Is it better if you like I the cot out, Jeff, do you think? >> He'll be fine. He'll be fine in a while. He walked all the way from the woods out here, so yeah. All right, I'm going to grab hold of him so he doesn't fall. >> It's freezing out here. You must be even more cold than I am. >> I am. Actually, I got a little >> have any shoes. You don't have any shirts on. Let's go this way. There's rocks on this side. Tell me if I'm stepping on your feet. I don't mean to be stepping >> No, you're good, man. >> He said no. >> No to what? >> Talking to me. >> Okay. >> To Miranda? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Well, he just said, "I'm going to I want a lawyer." So, I'm not going to run through fields. >> All right. >> I also feel crashed. Probably not a good idea. >> Right. Third speech. >> Odor. >> Yeah. >> Probably good good enough. >> Yeah, I think you have plenty. >> Let me assist you guys. >> I'm good, too. >> Yeah. Kept his hand underneath his freaking shirt the whole time. >> Uh >> When I first saw him, he had one hand covered. That's why we put a Rico on him. >> All right. >> Cuz he wasn't listening. >> Odor of VI, whatever it it is for him. >> Maybe even open cases. >> Yeah. So, flee elude. >> Yep. >> Is Rico fine? Did you check his mouth? Check his teeth? >> I didn't check his teeth. >> Go see if you can check his teeth if he's calmed down enough. >> his mouth open. That's what I'm good at again. >> put his hands inside of his He doesn't have any injuries on his hands. >> I didn't see any. His arm, though. >> You should >> You want to see somebody sprint? >> Watch my Watch my body cam. I >> Well, cuz I said I was like, "Where are you?" Like, I see him laying down there. >> There was a complete distinction between when you guys were trying to get in the car and then when you saw him, like the total voice change. I >> I thought you were just calling his bluff. >> And Rico ran in a circle down there and then He lost the odor. >> I had to keep looking back to the car where the heat for the how it looked for heat, and I would look back. I'm like, "No, dude, that looks like a long body. Heat. That's heat. There's nothing in there." Oh, >> Yeah. >> Cuz right when he got bit, he perked up right when he right when he got bit. >> Oh, oh. >> LET'S GET HIM! STOP FIGHTING! STOP FIGHTING MY DOG! >> THE ONLY THING IN HOUSE WE HAVE IS he was involved in the pursuit from Madison that came up this way and we're supposed to ATL, and then we don't have any information on him. >> Okay. Sounds good. >> That's all. >> Yeah. >> I meant to do the freaking stun, but I he was just kept >> He kept going, and then so I was like, "Whatever. It worked." So, >> Um >> I was worried if we would have went up and grabbed him if he was hiding something underneath that. >> No, His hand was covered. He wasn't listening to us. So, I mean, I'm okay with what happened. >> I smell booze. >> Yeah, but he's he's in the point where he's so zoned out that he's he's in a high of some sort right now. >> I wonder if I hit the sign. Where was the sign at? >> The sign was No, it was way down there. >> Oh, yeah. I went into a yaw cuz of the ice or something. >> Based on evidence at the scene and his prior record, officers determined Chad had five previous OWI convictions [music] with a legal BAC limit of .02 due to his status and an active medical record at a hospital. He was ultimately charged with sixth offense OWI, fleeing law enforcement, operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, and violating bail conditions along with approximately $800 [music] in damage to traffic signs and over $200 in fines. 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