"Get on the ground!" Police body camera shows wild foot chase with accused drunk driver on I-43

MILWAUKEE -- A wild traffic stop leads to a foot chase on the interstate. As a deputy tries to arrest a man for OWI, he takes off -- and it was all caught on camera.

Keith Christon

A routine traffic stop turned out to be anything but.

Along I-43 near Highland Avenue, officers pulled over 36-year-old Keith Christon in the early morning hours of Monday, May 30th.

A sheriff's deputy conducted a field sobriety test, noting "slurred speech, a strong odor of alcohol and bloodshot red glassy eyes."

Through body cameras, we are able to see the events unfold.

Christon is seen taking a breathalyzer test, and when the officer informs him he is over the legal limit, he takes off running.

 

In the video, Christon can be seen crossing three lanes of traffic, and then trying to scale an 8-foot wall.

Within seconds, the officers used a taser to subdue -- bringing him back down to the interstate.

"Get on the ground," can be heard by an officer in the body camera video.

Christon was cuffed and taken away by a squad. The 36-year-old now faces charges for his sixth OWI offense.

Authorities say when officers searched Christon's car, they found a half full bottle of Corona and an unopened bottle of the same.

Christon has also been charged with resisting an officer. If convicted, he faces more than six years behind bars and could lose his license for up to three years.