'I thought I was just lonely and alone in this, but I've been getting good messages,' Thelen said in a Facebook message Wednesday, three days after a Wisconsinites for Biden, an LGBTQ pride flag and an American flag were burned at their Genesee Road home near Green Country Road.Īccording to the family, Thelen's niece noticed something burning in the front yard at about 9:30 p.m.
On the other hand, the supportive response from state and local officials, as well as neighbors, gave Robert Thelen, and his father Michael Neuberger, a reason to smile as well, even if the suspected underlying motive continues to bother them.
WAUKESHA - For a local family, a sign-and-flag-burning incident at their village home certainly provided reason enough for angst, drawn out by their feeling the vandalism was generated by hate and politics.
