Man armed with flare gun arrested after night-long ‘crime spree,’ police say

Chris Lueneburg by Chris Lueneburg

Madison Police Andrew Stoltz

A Middleton man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly fired a weapon out of a car and evaded police, officials said

Andrew Stoltz, 20, was sought by Madison police after threatening people he knew with a flare gun Wednesday evening, officials said. Police caught wind of his whereabouts after a caller reported a driver firing a gun out of a moving vehicle near the intersection of Wisconsin Ave. and E. Gorham St. on Thursday.

Later that evening, Madison police said they witnessed Stoltz’s car drive through a chain-link fence on Regent St. before heading toward East Campus Mall, where the car hopped a curb, drove over a terrace and continued down the mall.

The car was spotted again early Friday morning, driving along State St., officials said. Madison police followed the car until it stopped at a dead end. Stoltz attempted to evade police, but was located by officers who said they brought “a peaceful end to the night’s crime spree.”

Stoltz was arrested on counts of disorderly conduct while armed, eluding, second degree reckless endangering safety, disorderly conduct and bail jumping. UW-Madison police and Shorewood Hills police may lodge additional charges.

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