A Valrico man described as a "doomsday prepper" has surrendered to the FBI.

According to the FBI, Martin Winters arrived at the FBI field office with attorneys and a family member at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning. He came into the reception area and peacefully surrendered, a spokesperson said. He wore camouflage pants and a "Duck Dynasty" t-shirt. His shoes were dirty and wet.

After spending two days in the woods of Hillsborough County, Winters, a father of three, was hoping a judge would give him mercy and grant him bond.

The search for Winters ranged from Plant City to Lithia on Monday. Winters stayed in the brush until early Wednesday morning, when he called his lawyer to surrender to the FBI.

"He probably had time to reflect and decided the best thing to do was," said lawyer Ellis Faught. "Like the FBI agent said the day before, if you're gonna show he’s a good man, like his neighbors say, turn himself in that’s exactly what he did.

Winters' lawyer was hoping the peaceful ending would sway the judge to grant him bond, and allow him to leave with his family. However, the judge said no and called Winters a flight risk and a danger to the community.

A search warrant lists everything from destructive device to maps detailing where other weapons are allegedly stashed, all of which were seized by FBI agents.

As the judge made his decision on Wednesday, Winters' family shed tears in the back of the room.

Winters did not talk to investigators about why he fled, under the advice of his attorney. Agents called him cooperative and cordial.

He is due back in four mid-July to prepare for his trail. The judge tentatively set that date for August.

Winters flees from car on Monday

According to authorities, Winters was approached by authorities while in his vehicle with his grandchildren just before 9 a.m. Monday on Cheryl Court in Plant City. Officials said they were trying to serve Winters a warrant when he got out of his vehicle and ran into a wooded area near Durant High School, which was briefly on lock down.

Officials say Winters, described as "extremely dangerous," has been the subject of an FBI investigation and that he was illegally obtaining assault rifles and building pipe bombs.

According to a federal indictment, Winters is accused of "making destructive devices.”

Investigators said Winter's plan included killing government agents if he or any member of his group were attacked. Officials said he buried weapons, ammunition and zip-locked food around several of his properties to prepare for what he called, "the end of time."

The federal affidavit points out a YouTube video that shows a man they believed to be Winters digging up one of the many 55 gallon barrels on his and other properties near his home.

The federal affidavit goes on to say Winters is part of a group called the River Otter Preppers, and that he had a plan to kill government agents when he needed to. Investigators say he also made statements about creating booby traps at his home in Valrico, then shooting law enforcement officers when they tried to run away.

Winters was indicted in October on four counts of building destructive devices. He has been under government surveillance since then, according to the FBI.

According to officials, Winters told an undercover agent he had 50 AR-15 rifles buried on his property and other properties. The agent also said Winters told him he wanted to burn his house down and then shoot agents as they arrived to the scene.

Winters also said he had at least 40 men that were willing to participate in his "last stand," officials said.