Madison Police arrested a Beloit man on a frozen part of Lake Mendota Saturday afternoon after he fled from police for using a stolen prescription pad at a State Street drug store.
Dante Saunders, 21, attempted to fill a prescription for oxycodone at 2:50 p.m. at Community Pharmacy, 314 State St., using a stolen prescription pad, according to a police report.
The pharmacist recognized Saunders and his pad from an identical incident last December when Saunders had come in to purchase oxycodone, according to the report. The pharmacy did not realize the pad had been stolen from a Milwaukee facility until after he left with the drug.
After recognizing Saunders on Saturday, the pharmacist called the police, according to the report. When police arrived, Saunders reportedly fled the scene and was pursued.
Initially Saunders ran down West Gorham according to the report, but changed course to State Street after dodging traffic. He ran through a church parking lot and over a wall before police finally captured him on a frozen part of Lake Mendota.
