NEENAH, Wis (WSAU-Wheeler News) A Stevens Point man has been ordered to stand trial for staging a hostage standoff at a Neenah motorcycle shop where police killed the store’s co-founder. 46-year old Brian Flatoff waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday, when he chose not to attend his court proceeding in Oshkosh. He’s scheduled to enter pleas March 17th to 16 Winnebago County charges that include felony murder, attempted homicide, false imprisonment, taking hostages, reckless endangerment, illegal firearm possession, and bail jumping.
Authorities say Flatoff got drunk at a female friend’s house in December, where he shot a bullet into a wall — and he then went to Eagle Nations Cycles to get back a motorcycle he previously sold. Officials say he took hostages, and police shot store co-founder Michael Funk after he ignored commands to drop his gun.
