Eric Hall has finally been captured. The man wanted for numerous crimes throughout Wisconsin...and seen in Oneida and Vilas counties.. was arrested last night at the Ho-Chunk Casino near Wisconsin Dells. The State Patrol and officers from Lake Delton and Baraboo helped Sauk County deputies with the arrest.
The 39-year-old Hall allegedly stole four vehicles in central and western Wisconsin just days after his prison release. Officials said he went on to steal numerous vehicles, assault a police officer, commit at least several burglaries, and engage officers in an unsuccessful high-speed chase. Hall was the subject of numerous crime alerts and a statewide manhunt. He was almost arrested last July at a home in Vesper in Wood County. But a friend reportedly lied to sheriff's deputies about Hall's whereabouts -- while Hall stole the man's vehicle and sped away.
One of the stolen autos had a siren and emergency light belonging to a volunteer fire-fighter. Another had a shotgun and a rifle in it. Authorities tied him to crimes from Darlington in southwest Wisconsin to Barron County in the northwest, to Oneida County and other locations.
