Franklin police say they were following up on a fraud complaint from a store Saturday afternoon when the suspect took off in his car. When he had a wreck, he ran away and jumped into a retention pond and drowned. The man’s name hasn’t been released. Authorities say he was being questioned about the fraud complaint when he tried to get away. Franklin Fire Department Dive Team members pulled the man out of the pond and took him to an area hospital. He died Saturday night.
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