Wisconsin man who reported parents missing arrested after dismembered body found

A 23-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested within the slaying of his father in addition to the disappearance of his mom — after his father’s dismembered stays have been discovered by authorities, police stated.

Chandler Halderson, of Windsor, reported his mother and father, Bart Halderson, 50, and Krista Halderson, 53, lacking from their house on Oak Springs Circle on July 7, the Dane County Sheriff’s Workplace said.

He instructed authorities that his mother and father had deliberate to spend the July Fourth weekend at their cabin in White Lake in Langlade County however by no means returned.

The next day, police discovered a dismembered torso in Cottage Grove not removed from the place a witness beforehand noticed Chandler reversing his automobile with the “rear hatch open” right into a area.

Police recognized the stays as belonging to Bart, whose reason for dying was decided to be “homicidal violence together with firearm damage.”

Chandler was taken to Dane County Jail on suspicion of offering false data on a lacking particular person, the Wisconsin-State Journal reported.

He’s additionally anticipated to face prices for intentional murder, hiding a corpse and mutilating a corpse, the outlet reported.

Deputy District Lawyer William Brown stated that formal prices are set to be filed on Thursday.

“He has lied dozens of occasions in the midst of this investigation,” Brown stated, the paper reported.

Sheriff Kalvin Barrett stated this week that they’re persevering with to go looking the household’s cabin in addition to the realm the place the stays have been discovered for Chandler’s mom.

“We’re optimistic with regard to her whereabouts and the place she is at and we’ll let the proof of this investigation inform us in any other case,” Barrett stated throughout a press convention.