FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Fond du Lac P-D says a man died while in police custody.
Police say a traffic stop was performed on a vehicle Sunday night near the intersection of Division Street and Main Street. A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit was also called to assist.
It was determined that the driver of the vehicle, a 37-year-old Fond du Lac man, who was currently out on bail for a previous incident, violated the conditions of his bond and was taken into custody.
Police say that while the man was in back seat of a police squad car, he began exhibiting signs of medical distress.
An ambulance was dispatched and transported the man to St. Agnes Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
At the request of the City of Fond du Lac Police Department, the City of Sheboygan Police Department was contacted and has assumed the lead role in this investigation per Wisconsin State Statute.
The cause of death is under investigation and pending autopsy results.
Three City of Fond du Lac Police Officers involved in this incident have been placed on administrative assignment.
