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Butler Co. Sheriff’s Office searching ‘large body of water’ for man that fled from deputies

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP — The Butler County Sheriff’s Office is searching a “large body of water” for a man who fled from deputies early Thursday morning.

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Deputies responded to a business alarm around 5:20 a.m. in the 4000 block of Hamilton Trenton Road in St. Clair Township, the sheriff’s office said.

Upon arrival, an unidentified man fled the scene and was chased by deputies on foot. The man was last seen entering a body of water in an attempt to escape, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Deputies are unaware if he was able to safely make it out of the water.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the sheriff’s office non-emergency dispatch line at 513-785-1300.

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