Man Arrested at UWSP for Chicago Homicide

Jerome Buchanan
Jerome Buchanan

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- An Illinois man was arrested on the campus of UWSP Wednesday afternoon for a warrant.

Jerome Buchanan, age 22 was arrested on Wednesday, December 5th at 1:12 pm by the Stevens Point Police Department and US Marshals according to a release from Assistant Chief Mike Rottier. Buchanan was wanted on a warrant as the suspect of a homicide in Chicago, Illinois.

On Wednesday, Buchanan jumped out a window on the 400 block of Michigan Avenue and ran across UWSP's Q parking lot when officers came to carry out the warrant. Officers caught up to Buchanan on foot shortly after and took him into custody at the Portage County Jail.

There is no further information at this time.

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