Police arrested a soggy fugitive after a paddle boat he tried using to
evade capture capsized in Waterford Township, Michigan. Police say the
incident happened just after 10am last Friday when agents with
Michigan’s Department of Corrections attempted to locate fugitive Mark
Steven Rood, Jr.
According to police, the 27-year-old Waterford Township man had several
warrants for his arrest, including a felony fugitive warrant for
absconding from probation. When officers and agents arrived on the
scene, they saw Rood Jr. standing in the driveway with his 52-year-old
father Mark Steven Rood Sr. As the officers approached the residence,
Rood Jr. fled on foot.
Police say Rood Sr., who had previously been told of his son’s absconder
warrant, continued to help his son avoid arrest and attempted to block
the officers as they began pursuing his son. Rood Jr. was pursued on
foot toward the nearby Lake Oakland, where
police say he jumped in a neighbor's paddle boat to
flee out onto the lake. Police say the boat eventually capsized and
Rood Jr. fell into the water and was ordered to shore where he was taken
into custody without further incident.
Rood Sr. was also taken into custody. Both father and son were
transported to the Waterford Police Department where they were booked
before being lodged at the Oakland County Jail. On Saturday, the duo
were arraigned on one count each of felony obstructing. Rood Jr. was
given a $25,000 cash bond on the new charge, while Rood Sr. was given a
$20,000 cash bond. Both remain lodged at the Oakland County Jail.
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