A Wisconsin fugitive wanted on child sexual assault and child pornography charges hid out for more than 3 years in a makeshift bunker powered by solar panels and a pedal generator before a hunter stumbled onto him last week, police say.
RINGLE, Wis. — A Wisconsin fugitive wanted on child sexual assault and child pornography charges hid out for more than three years in a makeshift bunker powered by solar panels and a pedal generator before a hunter stumbled onto him last week, police said.WSAW-TV reports that several months ago Thomas Nelson of Wausau found a bunker with a log door carved into an embankment on state land in the township of Ringle west of Wausau, about 145 miles north of Madison, the state Capitol.
He moved away and called police, guiding them to the bunker's door. A 20-minute stand-off ensued before Button surrendered. Marathon County Sheriff's Deputy Matt Kecker said Button seemed almost glad for human interaction.Kecker said Button told deputies that he had been building the bunker while his case was moving through court, stockpiling it with items he found in the Marathon County landfill.
Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Stefonek said Button set up solar panels on the bunker's roof to power LED lights, radios, cooling fans and all manner of electronic equipment. He also had a pedal-powered generator for cloudy days. The bunker was small enough that it stayed warm in winter and cool in summer."He was not only surviving, but thriving in this structure through all of the different supplies he was able to find," Stefonek said.
Button is back in custody on a $100,000 cash bond and is due back in court for a pre-trial conference on Sept. 16. His attorneys, public defenders Anne Renc and Jessica Phelps, didn't immediately return phone messages Wednesday. Court records show they were assigned to Button's case on Tuesday.His attorney in 2016, Gary Kryshak, withdrew from the case in February 2017, a year after Button fled. He didn't immediately return a message left at his office Wednesday.
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