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Plea deal reached for Wisconsin fugitive who hid in bunker
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Attorneys have reached a plea deal for a former Wisconsin fugitive who hid out in a makeshift bunker for more than three years.
Forty-four-year-old Jeremiah Button was discovered in August living in a bunker powered by solar panels and a pedal generator. Button disappeared in February 2016 just weeks before he was scheduled to stand trial on child sexual assault and child pornography charges.
The Stevens Point Journal reports a judge scheduled a plea hearing for Button for Friday.
Portage County District Attorney Louis Molepske earlier amended the charges from the original four to 15. A jury trial is scheduled next week.
Button’s public defender, Jessica Phelps, did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday. But court records state Phelps withdrew her objection to the final agreement.
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Information from: Stevens Point Journal Media, http://www.stevenspointjournal.com
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