Joseph Jakubowski, Gunman Accused Of Sending Manifesto To President Trump, Captured in Wisconsin

RICHLAND COUNTY, WI — The nationwide manhunt for Joseph Jakubowski, the man who allegedly stole 18 guns and mailed a lengthy manifesto to President Donald Trump, is over after authorities arrested him at a campsite in a rural area about an hour west of Madison, Wis.

According to Rock County Sheriff's officials, on April 13 at about 9:30 p.m. the Vernon County Sheriff's Office received a report of a suspicious person on a farmer's property on Estes Road near Readstown, Wis.

Investigators assigned to the Jakubowski case were sent to the area along with tactical support to assist local authorities in determining whether the suspicious person was related to the manhunt. According to authorities, the suspicious person complaint reported that a man matching the description of Jakubowski was camping at that location and refused to leave when he had been asked to do so.

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Local authorities established a perimeter and a tactical support team was sent in to investigate.

According to reports, just before 6 a.m. tactical officers made contact with the suspicious person at the campsite.

The man was positively identified as Jakubowski.

According to authorities, arrangements are being made for Jakubowski to return to Rock County for further investigation and charges.

Jakubowski Manifesto Released

Jakubowski has been at-large for more than one week as hundreds of law enforcement officials conduct a nationwide manhunt. Jakubowski is accused of stealing 18 guns from a Janesville gun shop, and mailing a 161-page manifesto to President Donald Trump.

According to a WTMJ report, the Milwaukee TV station has obtained a part of the manifesto, which can be read here: Read Jakubowski Manifesto

New Charges

New charges were filed against Jakubowski in Rock County on April 11 including Burglary-Arm Self With Dangerous Weapon, Theft - Written Lease-Special Facts and Possession of Burglarious Tools. All three are felony charges and carry maximum prison time of fourteen-and-a-half years combined.

After Friday's arrest, authorities indicate that Jakubowksi would likely face additional charges.

Blaze of Glory: A Prediction that Didn't Come True

In a FOX 6 News report published April 11, reporters interviewed Jakubowski's former neighbor, Frank Taromino in Janesville.

In the FOX 6 report, Taromino remembered an incident in 2008 in which Jakubowski was stopped for having a suspended registration. That simple traffic stop led to felony charges stemming from an escalation of that incident in which he reportedly grabbed the officer's gun and tried ripping it from his belt with both hands.

Based on that, and other smaller incidents, Jakubowski's former neighbor said he does not think the manhunt will end peacefully.

"I don't think he's going to jail. I think he's going out in a blaze of glory, honestly," Taormino said.

Lengthy Criminal Record

According to Wisconsin circuit court records, Jakubowski has a lengthy criminal record of more than 70 charges, including a mind-boggling list of minor traffic violations.

In 2008, Jakubowski was convicted of disarming a peace officer and misdemeanor bail jumping. A media report indicated that the criminal complaint in that case stated that “Jakubowski repeatedly pulled on an officer’s holstered sidearm during a fight,” according to The Janesville Gazette.

He was convicted of misdemeanor battery in 2008 and 2004. He was also charged with intent to distribute marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place. That charge was dismissed but read in at sentencing, court records show.

In 2001, he was convicted of resisting an officer and battery.

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