FITCHBURG, Wis. (WFRV) – A suspect in a theft investigation was taken into custody after he had barricaded himself in a closet in his southern Wisconsin apartment for nearly four hours on Wednesday.
Officers with the Fitchburg Police Department stated in a release that they went to a senior apartment complex in the 5100 block of Lacy Road around 7:40 p.m. on April 30 to try and arrest a man on a felony warrant.
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The wanted 31-year-old man was reportedly the suspect in a theft investigation. Officers say that because he was on probation through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, a felony probation violation warrant had been issued for his arrest.
When officers got to the apartment, the man initially came to the door but then allegedly ran to a bedroom closet. Authorities followed the man into the apartment, but because of his ‘criminal history’ involving guns, officers called in additional help, including a Crisis Negotiation Team and K9 Unit.
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After multiple negotiation efforts, pepper spray was “deployed into the closet.” Shortly before midnight, and after nearly four hours inside the closet, the 31-year-old came out and was taken into custody without further incident.
The man was subsequently booked into the Dane County Jail on multiple charges, including the probation violation warrant, resisting/obstructing an officer, theft, and fraudulent use of a credit card.
No additional information was provided.
