ST ROSE, La. — Deputies with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office had to rescue a fugitive stuck in a tree along Interstate 310 on Saturday.
The sheriff’s office reports that they responded to a call from a man sitting in a tree near mile marker 4 on I-310 in St. Rose and trying to flag down help from passing cars.
The man tells the dispatcher that he was running from a police department.
The sheriff's office says deputies determined the man fled from a local police agency in a vehicle that was later found abandoned on I-310.
The St. Rose Volunteer Fire Department successfully rescued the man sitting in the tree. St. Charles Parish EMS also responded to check the man for injuries. He was then taken into custody. It is unclear what charges he may face or why he was fleeing police in the first place.
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