Crime & Safety

Person Of Interest In Antigo Death Captured: Police

Derek Goplin was last seen in Waukesha, police said.

The man wanted in connection to an Antigo death, last seen in Waukesha, has been arrested, according to Antigo Police.
The man wanted in connection to an Antigo death, last seen in Waukesha, has been arrested, according to Antigo Police. (Shutterstock)

WAUKESHA, WIβ€” A person of interest wanted in connection with a woman’s death in Antigo, who was last seen in Waukesha and whose son was found alone in a Waukesha hotel, has been arrested, according to Antigo Police.

The woman was found dead from stab wounds in Antigo Monday. Authorities identified the victim as 63-year-old Susan Reese, of Antigo.

Waukesha Police named her son, Derek Goplin, 38, as the person of interest.

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Goplin was found in Racine County on Wednesday night.

Goplin and a child were captured on video outside of Reese’s home before the incident, according to a Wausau Pilot and Review report.

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