Janesville Man Arrested For False Imprisonment After Car Chase

The Rock County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested a Janesville man Friday morning after a car and foot chase. Sheriff’s officials say deputies identified 40-year-old Jess Hurley in a parking lot on Venture Drive and moved to box him in with police cruisers. Officers say Hurley backed his vehicle into a squad car and then sped from the area. Police followed Hurley and eventually executed a maneuver, causing his car to go through a fence on Avalon Road and into a farm field. Sheriff’s officials say officers set up a perimeter and found Hurley on foot about one mile away from where he was last seen. He attempted to escape on foot but was taken into custody. Deputies arrested Hurley on charges of battery, strangulation and false imprisonment, in addition to charges related to his resisting arrest.