West Bend attempted armed robbery; suspect breaks femur while fleeing

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.

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