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Joseph Jakubowski CAPTURED at campsite in SW Wisconsin; found with guns, sword, his manifesto
Joseph Jakubowski CAPTURED at campsite in SW Wisconsin; found with guns, sword, his manifesto
VERNON COUNTY, Wis. -- Burglary suspect and fugitive Joseph Jakubowski has been CAPTURED in southwest Wisconsin.The exhaustive search ending with what appears to be an exhausted suspect.
Joseph Jakubowski 4/14/17
Officials say around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 13th, the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a suspicious person on a farmer’s property on Estes Road near Readstown, WI. Investigators assigned to the Jakubowski case were sent to that location along with tactical support to assist local authorities in determining whether the suspicious individual was related to the manhunt.
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Jakubowski capture in Vernon County
Shortly before 6:00 a.m., tactical officers made contact with the suspicious person at the campsite. This subject was taken into custody without incident and positively identified as Joseph A. Jakubowski.
Justin Tolomeo, FBI
Milwaukee-based special agent Justin Tolomeo joined other law enforcement officials Friday at a news conference where they detailed the capture of Joseph Jakubowski. Tolomeo said Jakubowski was found with four handguns, one long gun, multiple boxes of ammunition, a sword and containers of flammable liquid, as well as a protective vest and helmet.
Tolomeo says 26 law enforcement agencies, including 250 officers, worked together to find Jakubowski, who was arrested in a farm field early Friday.
Joseph Jakubowski
Jakubowski, 32, is suspected of stealing 18 firearms from the Armageddon Supplies gun store in Janesville on April 4th, before torching his vehicle, mailing his manifesto to President Trump and vanishing.
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Announcement of Jakubowski`s capture
Announcement of Jakubowski`s capture
Friday afternoon, Jakubowski made his first court appearance before a federal judge in Madison.
Jakubowski taken into federal court in Madison
Authorities believe he was living off the grid and had a plan. The end game is not yet known.
Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D - La Crosse) released the following statement:
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning issued this statement:
Joseph Jakubowski
Assisting the Vernon and Richland County Sheriff’s Offices were:
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