OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – With the recent appointment of a new attorney to the case, the trial for the man who allegedly initiated the hostage situation at a Neenah motorcycle store has been postponed.
Brian Flatoff faces 16 counts, including two of attempted homicide, for the Dec. 5, 2015, incident at Eagle Nation Cycles.
Angela Henderson became the sixth attorney assigned to the case easlier this month.
She requested a delay of the March 13 trial, which was granted at a hearing Thursday, according to court records.
The new trial date is Sept. 18 before Winnebago County Judge John Jorgensen. A motions hearing is scheduled for June 21.
Flatoff is also charged with taking hostages, false imprisonment, and an additional count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
One man, M.L. Funk, was shot and killed by police officers during the incident.
Flatoff is charged with felony murder for Funk’s death, as the death was allegedly triggered by Flatoff’s crime of false imprisonment, the complaint states.