ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. — A man was arrested after he got stuck in a tree after running from police in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, officials say.
St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office in a news release said that deputies were called out to Interstate 310 milepost 4 in St. Rose, Louisiana, after a report of a man sitting in a tree trying to flag down drivers for help. The man told the person called that he was running from a police department,
Deputies were able to determine that the man fled from a local agency on Saturday in a car that was later found abandoned on Interstate 310, according to WDSU.
The man was rescued from the tree with help from St. Rose Volunteer Fire Department, according to WDSU. He was also evaluated for any injuries.
St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office said following the rescue, the man was taken into custody.
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