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Bloomington Teen Leads Wisconsin Police On Chase, Manhunt

Last updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2008

(BLOOMINGTON) - A Bloomington teen has been arrested in a Central Wisconsin town about 40 miles north of state capital Madison.

According to a report in the Portage Daily Register in Portage, Wisconsin, 17-year-old Andrew Gray Switzer of Bloomington, who is awaiting sentencing in Indiana on a felony burglary conviction, led Columbia County Wisconsin police on a chase and manhunt that lasted through the night.

Switzer was captured Monday morning and now faces Wisconsin charges of eluding police, vehicle theft, and a slough of traffic violations.

Monroe County court records show Switzer faced between 2-8 years for the local burglary conviction.

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