11-7-17 man arrested at gunpoint in fdl after approaching state patrol troopers on i-41

Wisconsin State Patrol troopers and Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man at gunpoint after the man told troopers they did not have the constitutional authority to make traffic  stops.   State Patrol  Lieutenant Dan Gruebele told WFDL news the man approached troopers along Interstate 41 in Washington, Brown, and Outagamie counties on Sunday.   “He was trying to explain to the officers that what they were doing was unconstitutional.  He didn’t believe that state patrol troopers have any authority to stop cars or enforce traffic laws in Wisconsin,”   Gruebele said.    Lieutenant Gruebele says it turns out the man was on probation and was arrested at gunpoint on Interstate 41 near Highway 23 in Fond du Lac.   Gruebele says the man’s actions placed the safety of  the officers and other motorists in jeopardy.    He says the man is apparently affiliated with the sovereign citizen movement that believes the United States government is  illegitimate.  “They have a unique interpretation of laws and the constitution. Much different than you or me, the district attorney’s office or even the U.S. Supreme Court, ”  Gruebele said.  “They interperate things the way that they want to.”