Frank Thomas. PC: Fox 11 Online
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Frank Thomas was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison and nine months in jail for a standoff in Greenville.
Thomas, 47, previously was convicted of failing to comply with an officer’s commands, operating a firearm while intoxicated, and disorderly conduct for the Dec. 29 incident. He was also placed on extended supervision for two years, court records show.
According to the criminal complaint, the man who lives at the home said Thomas had been there for a few days. On Dec. 28, while drunk, Thomas made threats of death by suicide, and tried to get the resident to shoot him. The victim did not call police, as he was afraid of Thomas and what Thomas would do if he found out the victim called police.
The next day, Thomas fired a shot in the living room, but no one was injured. Thomas would point the loaded shotgun at the victim, threaten the victim, and threatened suicide.
After police were called to scene, Thomas allegedly threatened to shoot the officers, as well.
“Thomas also made repeated statements about being able to shoot any of the cop cars he wanted to. Thomas made additional statements about not wanting to hurt law enforcement or anyone else, but often quickly followed it up with threats that he was able to shoot at law enforcement or their vehicles. Thomas also made statements about him being the only one who was going to get hurt,” the complaint states.
Thomas fired a shot at a police drone being used to track his movements, but did not strike the drone. Eventually, Thomas surrendered.
The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department ordered a shelter-in-place advisory for residents who lived within 1/4 mile of the intersection where the incident took place.
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