“We need to find this perpetrator so people can be reassured he is not going to cause any more damage,” he said.

The two Victoria Police officers killed in Porepunkah on Tuesday, senior constable Vadim de Waart (left) and detective leading senior constable Neal Thompson (right), are remembered as heroes. Source: Supplied / Victoria Police

Born Desmond Filby

Freeman is married with three children, one of whom is 19 years old. The others are aged under 10.

Freeman was last seen wearing dark green tracksuit pants, a dark green rain jacket, brown Blundstone boots, and reading glasses.

Freeman’s sovereign citizen past

Freeman also previously tried to arrest a Wangaratta magistrate and police members in court, and was involved in an attempt to have former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews tried for treason and fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Visitors warned to avoid the area

Officers will scour mines, caves, and dugouts on Friday for Freeman. However, weather conditions on the ground are expected to deteriorate, bringing wintry conditions, including snowfall.

Mount Buffalo National Park remains closed to visitors as the heavily armed Special Operations Unit scour the bushland for Dezi Freeman. Source: AAP / Simon Dallinger

The nearby Mount Buffalo National Park is closed until further notice, with Parks Victoria advising potential visitors to find alternative options.