OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – A man charged in a hostage standoff at a Neenah motorcycle shop entered a not guilty plea in Winnebago County Circuit Court on Monday.
46 year old Brian Flatoff is charged with 16 felonies for the Dec. 5 incident at Eagle Nation Cycles, including felony murder, attempted homicide, and conspiracy to commit homicide.
One hostage managed to escape the building but was fatally wounded by police.
Investigators say Flatoff went to the cycle shop the morning of Dec. 5 looking to confront a man about a motorcycle. The man in question was not there, but Flatoff took hostages.
During the standoff, hostage Michael “M.L.” Funk was able to escape the building, but was shot and killed by police.
The shooting of Funk remains under investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice..
