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.

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