On July 7, 2020 at 8:30 p.m., a Norfolk Police officer saw a pickup and camper parked in the parking lot on the north side of Skyview Lake. There was a power cord running from the shelter to the camper. Camping is not allowed at Skyview Lake. The officer noticed that there were no license plates on the truck but that the camper had a plate. The officer ran the plate on the camper and it came back as stolen out of South Dakota. Associated with the stolen camper was a stolen pickup that matched the one attached to the camper. Two suspects were also identified as suspects by the stolon notification, one being Jacob Wiese. Officers verified the pickup’s vehicle identification number (VIN) and confirmed that it too was stolen. While doing so, officers saw a box of pistol ammunition in the truck.

A female showed up to the area and informed officers that she was assaulted and threatened by Jacob Wiese, with a gun, at an address outside of the city of Norfolk. She made contact with a Madison County Deputy who was nearby the scene who took her assault report. The female was confident that Wiese was inside the camper. Since the suspect had access to a firearm, officers cleared Skyview Park before attempting contact. Once safe, they used a loudspeaker and told Wiese to come out of the camper. After a few minutes he immerged from the camper and was taken into custody without incident. A 9mm pistol was recovered. A check of Wiese’s criminal history showed that he was prohibited from possessing firearms. Jacob S. Wiese, 40, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota was arrested for theft by receiving stolen property – two counts and possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person. He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.