A fugitive ‘paedophile’ was found after three years on the run living in a solar-powered bunker
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, Wisconsin.The door was unlatched so he went inside.Mr Nelson said: ‘I pushed the door open, and I look inside and I can see canned foods, there’s little storage boxes, and I’m like … I gotta go in.‘I come around the corner a bit and there he is, laying in his bed.
He moved away and called police, guiding them to the bunker’s door. A 20-minute stand-off ensued before Button surrendered.Mr 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 lieutenant Jeff Stefonek said Button set up solar panels on the bunker’s roof to power LED lights, radios, cooling fans and electronic equipment.The bunker was small enough that it stayed warm in winter and cool in summer. Mr Stefonek said: ‘He was not only surviving, but thriving in this structure through all of the different supplies he was able to find.’Got a story for Metro.co.uk?
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