Domestic assault suspect arrested after six-hour search in Scott County
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – A domestic assault suspect is in custody after several law enforcement agencies searched hours for him Sunday in Scott County.
Prior Lake police say officers were first responded to a report of a domestic assault with a weapon at about 1:15 p.m.
They say the suspect ran away, crashed a car, then took off into the woods at the Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve.
Police from Savage, Shakopee and Lakeville, along with the Scott County Sheriff's Office, set up a perimeter.
The man was eventually tracked down with the help of a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter.
Officers say he surrendered peacefully at about 7:45 p.m., and was booked into the Scott County Jail.
