Suspect in traffic stop assault is caught in Wis.

April 8, 2012 at 4:44AM

A 20-year-old St. Paul man who is accused of assaulting a Washington County deputy sheriff during a traffic stop Thursday night was apprehended in Luck, Wis., Saturday night.

A felony arrest warrant had been issued for Tyler Robert Chute. The deputy had responded to a suspicious vehicle reported on Saint Croix Trail North in Stillwater Township when he was assaulted, Washington County authorities said. No weapon was involved.

The suspect, who had fled on foot, was arrested in Wisconsin by a Polk County Sheriff's deputy, but no other details were given.

PAMELA HUEY

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Nation/world editor Pamela Huey has spent 44 years in the news business, including stints at UPI, MPR, AP and the Minnesota Star Tribune. As a wire reporter, she covered politics, crime, sports, agriculture and human interest stories. She also spent seven years on Capitol Hill serving as a deputy press secretary to a U.S. senator.

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