LACROSSE, Wis. — A Melrose man has been arrested for a gas station robbery in Holmen and a chase to Goose Island 20 miles downriver south of LaCrosse. William C. Brink, age 56, was taken after a two-day search with drones and a Bearcat armored combat vehicle. A warrant was issued for Brink’s arrest based on the state-required registration record for his car. The car had been abandoned at the sprawling Goose Island campground after the BP gas station robbery is Holmen. The warrant listed:
> Robbery with force.
> Battery.
> Fleeing and eluding officers.
> Recklessly endangering safety.
Brink’s home is in the Jacksn County town Melrose in the lkack River valley — 20 miles from Holmen and 40 miles from Goose Island. After his arrest Brink was checked out medically at a hospital and[booked at the LaCrosse County jail. Meanwhile, back in Jackson County, faces a jury trial on domestic abuse accusations including stalking, strangulation and suffocation, and battery.
Cuffed and barefoot. Brink after capture in Goose Island backwaters. Images: LaCrosse County sheriff
Brink. Photo from arrest warrant.