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WAUKESHA — The man wanted in an alleged homicide case out of Antigo, Wis. was arrested Wednesday night after a citizen transported him to a hospital in Racine County.
According to a press release from the Antigo Police Department, Derek Goplin, 38, was taken into custody. The Antigo Police Department was notified at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Capt. Daniel Duley with the Antigo Police Department told The Freeman that Goplin was located at a boat landing in the Town of Waterford by a bystander on Wednesday. The citizen found Goplin, who appeared to be sick, and transported him to a Burlington Hospital. Duley said the citizen did not initially know Goplin’s identity. It wasn’t until police checked on Goplin’s vehicle at the boat landing that they identified Goplin, Duley said. Goplin was arrested and transported to the Racine County Jail.
Duley confirmed that the 5-year-old boy located abandoned at a Waukesha hotel on Monday was Goplin’s son. The 63-year-old woman who was found stabbed to death Monday in Antigo, Susan Reese, was Goplin’s mother and the 5-year-old boy’s grandmother, Duley confirmed.
Man wanted in alleged Antigo homicide arrested
According to the complaint, the officer spoke with the child, who said, “My dad sleepwalks. Dad is gone.” According to the complaint, the kid then also said: “Do you want me to tell you something? Grandma tried to kill dad. My dad told me to go hide. They were playing hide and seek. Dad made a big line on grandma and blood came out of grandma.”