Nov. 24--A man who was trying to evade Elgin police Sunday morning landed in the Fox River when he tried to cross thin ice to get to the other side, police said.
About 10:30 a.m., an officer saw the man walking near the Chicago Street Metra train depot, 109 W. Chicago St., and recognized him as someone who had an outstanding arrest warrant. The officer told the man to stop, but the man took off south running between the railroad tracks and the river, according to a news release from the Elgin Police Department.
When more officers were called to the scene, the man, identified as Melvin Ramsey, 20, tried to cross to the other side on the ice of the Fox River. He almost made it to shore, but the ice gave way and he landed in the water, police said.
Police threw rope bags to rescue Ramsey, but their rescue attempts didn't work. An officer then retrieved a lifesaver ring from the National Street Bridge and it was slid across the ice to Ramsey. He then grabbed the ring, and officers pulled him to safety, police said.
Ramsey, of the 200 block of Jewett Street in Elgin, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries he suffered when he fell through the ice. He was charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest and was scheduled Monday to appear in Kane County bond court, where he also will face several outstanding warrant charges from previous cases, the release said.
