Manhunt underway for Wisconsin gun shop theft suspect who sent threatening manifesto to Trump

This undated photo provided by the Rock County Sheriff's Office in Janesville, Wis., shows suspect Joseph Jakubowski. (AP via Rock County Sheriff's Office)

A manhunt was underway Friday for a man suspected of stealing firearms from a southern Wisconsin gun store, threatening an unspecified attack that prompted several schools to close, and sending an anti-government manifesto to President Donald Trump.

More than 150 law enforcement officers were searching for 32-year-old Joseph Jakubowski, said Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden.

Investigators believe Jakubowski stole a large quantity of handguns and rifles from a gun shop Tuesday night in Janesville, about 70 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Authorities said he also has acquired a bulletproof vest and helmet, and a burned vehicle registered to him was found near the store.

Spoden said an associate of Jakubowski told authorities he had been "agitated" by national politics and "recently verbalized a plan to steal guns and use them in an unspecified attack." The associate also said Jakubowski had made non-specific threats toward schools and public officials, according to the sheriff.

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