Full Notification

Sun Prairie Police Department Media Release

From: Lieutenant Kevin Konopacki

Date: June 2, 2020

Subject: Barricaded Subject Incident



On Monday June 1, 2020, at approximately 9:48pm, officers responded to the area of S. Musket Ridge Drive at Sweet Grass Drive because of information received that a male subject wanted by Sun Prairie Police for felony domestic violence charges was in the area. This male subject was also wanted by the Department of Corrections for a parole violation.

Upon arrival, responding officers located the male subject inside a parked vehicle in the 200 block of S. Musket Ridge Drive. The male subject informed responding officers that he was armed with a hand gun and informed the responding officers that they would have to kill him.

A standoff then ensued with the male subject. Neighboring residents were evacuated as officers conducted dialogue with the male subject. Trained negotiators from the Dane County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene to continue dialogue with the male subject. The Dane County Sheriff Department’s Tactical Response Team was also called to the scene and they responded with their Armored Rescue Vehicle. The dialogue with the male subject continued for approximately 3 and ½ hours. During that dialogue period, the male subject’s personal cell phone battery died and officers offered him one of their department issued cell phones to continue the dialogue. The male subject refused to take the phone and continued to be agitated and would not obey orders to exit the vehicle. After continued dialogue failed, Dane County Sheriff Department’s Tactical Response Team deployed non-incendiary gas into the vehicle, which caused the male subject to exit the vehicle and safely surrender to the officers.

The male subject is identified as BRANDON L NELSON, 031298, Madison. Nelson was arrested and charged with one count of Domestic Substantial Battery, one count of Domestic Strangulation, one count of Domestic False Imprisonment, Two counts of Domestic Disorderly Conduct, and one count of Failure to Comply with Officer’s Attempt to Take Person into Custody.

Pursuant to the directive of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicity, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.