‘Just shoot me’: Man threatens DNR warden, steals and crashes squad car

A Baraboo, WI man is facing charges after he tried to goad a DNR warden into shooting him and stole a squad car. A criminal complaint filed on March 17 shows 43 year old Darrick Desiderio is facing 10 charges — including threatening law enforcement, obstruction, operating while intoxicated and recklessly endangering safety. Around 11 a.m. on March 12, Warden Keith Meverden saw an SUV with fogged-up windows parked at a pull-off on South Lake Road. After the warden initiated contact Desiderio began approaching again with a 9.5-inch double-edged knife. After a conflict, Desiderio stole the DNR squad car, hitting his own car in the process. Desiderio was taken to the hospital, and the complaint states he was “trying to kill himself with his car” and blamed law enforcement for intervening. The complaint states he said he was trying to get the warden to shoot him as a suicide-by-cop. At the hospital, he had to be sedated after he began lashing out.