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Man arrested after standoff with police

Posted at 7:45 AM, Aug 22, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-23 00:15:21-04
  A man is being held on felony charges after an incident Sunday night near Redgranite.
 
Waushara County Dispatch took a call from a woman about an attempted rape and kidnapping.
 
Deputies determined the suspect was staying at a cabin in the 1400 block of County Road N in the Town of Marion. Guns were observed laying around the cabin. Deputies deployed a taser on the suspect after a struggle to take him into custody. The taser wasn’t successful, and the suspect went back into the cabin.
 
Deputies then secured the area, and called in the Winnebago County SWAT team. They tried talking to the suspect for several hours. Eventually pepper spray was used, and entry was made. The suspect was taken into custody around 10:00 a.m. on Sunday.
 
The suspect was treated at the scene for exposure to the pepper spray and some minor cuts from the original struggle with the victim. Then he was taken to the Wild Rose Hospital. 
 
The suspect is in the Waushara County Jail. The case is still under investigation and additional charges will be requested from the District Attorney. 
 
The name of the suspect is not being released at this time.