Authorities are asking people to look out for a handcuffed man who got away from them en route to University Hospital, but said he is not known to be violent.
The man, Joseph J. Mercer, bolted Monday evening while Sauk County deputies were taking him to the psychiatric ward at University Hospital. Despite a waist restraint and handcuffs, he was able to push a deputy away, get out of a police vehicle and flee to the Shorewood Hills/Eagle Heights area.