The Brief
- A Milwaukee man broke his femur while fleeing a Washington County Sheriff’s deputy in West Bend.
- Authorities say it stemmed from an attempted armed robbery early Thursday, Aug. 28.
- The suspect fled from the deputy, jumped a fence, and then fell 20 feet. He was taken to a local hospital.
WEST BEND, Wis. – A man was arrested after authorities say he attempted to rob a West Bend gas station, and then injured himself while fleeing.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday, Aug. 28 at about 2 a.m., West Bend police responded to an attempted armed robbery at a gas station near 18th and Washington.
A Washington County Sheriff’s deputy was in the area and heard the initial dispatch over the radio, and saw a person matching the suspect’s description near Washington and US Highway 45.…