Man found dead in a Minnesota freezer was hiding from police, investigators say

Found here:

Police described the freezer as an "older model with a latching mechanism on the outside." When closed, it is not capable of being pushed open from inside. The unit was not running when Buschman's body was found, as Techar said the residence had no utilities since April 2022.

..."Investigators located a metal lawn ornament rod that was inserted from inside of the freezer towards the latching mechanism," Techar reported. "The rod was jammed between the gasket and manufactured edge, preventing the rod from being able to manipulate the latching mechanism from the inside."

Kind of weird.. so it did have a latch that could be opened from the inside, but he stuck something in it from inside the freezer in order to lock himself in? Not sure if I read that right.