A man fled deputies in a stolen vehicle and took tools from a rural barn before investigators linked him to a second stolen vehicle, according to charges. The pursuit began on Interstate 90 in Winona County early on Sept. 12 and continued into Fillmore County.

Aaron Michael McNamara, 34, of Rochester, is charged with four felonies: motor vehicle theft, third-degree burglary, receiving a stolen motor vehicle and fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.

According to the complaint, deputies began investigating a vehicle theft in Winona County on Sept. 11. Around 1:15 a.m. the next day, they learned the vehicle was traveling from La Crosse, Wisconsin, toward Rochester and positioned themselves along I-90.