DULUTH – A man who “aggressively” choked a St. Louis County deputy then fled by climbing a 30-foot tree was arrested Monday afternoon in Rice Lake, Minn., and is in the county jail pending charges.
The deputy was treated at a local hospital and released. The man spent four hours negotiating with law enforcement officials from the tree, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
The Minnesota Star Tribune generally does not name suspects until they have been charged.
Deputies responded to a call about a suspicious man in the 4100 block of Willard Road in the city near Duluth. The man assaulted the deputy before running off and climbing the tree.
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