A 52-year-old Wisconsin man told authorities he kept his mother's corpse in a basement freezer for more than four years while he continued to collect her social security checks. The body was found encased in a thick block of ice in a seated position.

Philip Schuth told local police that his mother had died in August 2000. He claims he initially concealed her death for fear that he would be blamed for killing her. He said his mother's blood was already on the walls of their home from an attack by her cats years ago.

Police found a large, chest-type freezer in the basement of Schuth's house. After chipping away at the large blocks of ice, they found a human knee. The body has not yet been positively identified. An autopsy is scheduled for later this week.

The events that led to the discovery of the body were also bizarre. A local 10-year-old boy told his father that Schuth had hit him. The boy's father and mother went to Schuth's home to confront him. According to court documents, Schuth admitted to hitting the boy, then pulled a handgun and opened fire, hitting the boy's father three times. He was later treated for his wounds and released from a local hospital. Authorities were called in.

Schuth then headed into his house as SWAT teams arrived. He told local authorities that he had 'more than 10 but less than 100' bombs and 16 firearms and refused to surrender.

The next morning, Schuth did surrender without incident. Police found approximately 20 homemade explosive devices along with 16 guns of various types.

The La Crosse County District Attorney's Office said it expects to charge Schuth with a number of crimes including attempted homicide and reckless endangerment for allegedly shooting at the family, as well as having improvised explosives and concealing a corpse.