A 27-year-old Wisconsin man claiming to be Jesus stole a squad car and led police officers on a series of pursuits before finally being captured. Wauwatosa police recently released body camera footage showing some of the bizarre encounter.
The police say the series of strange events began just before 4 a.m. near an Oak Creek motel. Officers were responding to an altercation there when they learned the man had an open warrant.
“He put his hands on me. He thinks he is Jesus,” the woman said in a police bodycam recording obtained from Oak Creek police by WISN News.
Jesus led Wisconsin police on multiple chases
When the police officers attempted to arrest the man, he told them that his name was Jesus then fled in a DodgeCaravan. About an hour and 45 minutes later, police say the same man tried to steal a television from a Walmart in Brown Deer. When confronted by police, he reportedly fled again…