GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Officials have given an update on hazardous chemicals that were found inside a Green Bay home Thursday morning.
“The scene has been rendered safe and those concerns have been alleviated.”
Green Bay Captain Jeremy Muraski said Friday that the neighborhood is also no longer on alert as the chemicals found have been deemed to be non-explosive in their own capacity.
“There is nothing illegal about the chemicals themselves, but if they are combined in a certain way they can be highly volatile.”
That is what tests that are being conducted will determine.
Captain Muraski said while the chemicals were typical, the setup was not.
“You see things like beakers and transfer containers,” he said. “I would describe it as a collection of household and industrial type chemicals. It is not something that you typically see in your average workshop or under someone’s sink.”
Investigators also described the laboratory as “clandestine.”
He also noted that a woman previously missing from the residence was found Friday morning in the basement.
The man living inside the home has been identified as 38-year-old Michael Anderson.
It was revealed in court on Friday that Anderson threatened to throw acid on officers when they entered his residence.
Anderson was charged with in relation to the disturbance call but could face additional charges depending on the chemical test results.
“The chemicals that were mixed together that are undergoing further testing, could result in additional charges depending on what those results are.”
Anderson is expected to be charged on November 28 and his current bail is set at $25,000.
This incident started as a disturbance call between a man and a woman around 9 a.m. Thursday, according to police. When police responded to the area, they said they saw the man and woman inside a vehicle, leaving the residence. After police made contact with the couple, they said the woman, who was not properly dressed for the cold weather, ran inside the home.
Captain Muraski says on Friday, they were able to locate a woman that they could not find Thursday.
The woman was found in the basement of the residence and appeared to be attempting to conceal herself.
“Whether she left and came back or whether she was able to hide and conceal herself all day yesterday, we can’t determine that.”
Both Anderson and the woman live at the home, police say. Officers could not specify their relationship.
