A 30-year-old Shawano man was arrested for drunken driving in a stolen vehicle Thursday, according to a Shawano County Sheriff’s Department Facebook posting.
The Sheriff’s Department said the man was taken into custody at about 4 p.m. after fleeing on foot from sheriff’s deputies.
The vehicle has been reported stolen from in the 900 block of South Prospect Street shortly after 7 a.m., according to Shawano Police Department reports.
The unlocked vehicle had reportedly been stolen overnight and had keys inside, according to the police report.
Authorities were advised at about 3 p.m. that the vehicle had been spotted heading south on State Highway 47-55 in Wescott.
A sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over, and it pulled into a parking lot on Old Keshena Road, according to the Sheriff’s Department Facebook page.
“The driver was located hiding under a canoe near the area where he had been last scene (sic),” according to the Facebook posting. He was taken into custody on charges alleging he had been operating the vehicle while intoxicated.
No charges had been filed as of Friday afternoon.
The district attorney’s office said the man was being held on probable cause until charges could be filed Monday.