Manitowoc, WI (WTAQ) – A new law on the books in Manitowoc will get its first test.
Police responding to Revolutions Bar at 902 York St. last night for a report of a fight in progress inside. Upon their arrival, the police officers were able to identify the two primary combatants, both of whom were local Manitowoc men, ages 30 and 34.
Both men were placed under arrest for Disorderly Conduct. Once arrested and seated in a squad car, the older of the two men unleashed a verbal barrage of profanity toward one of the assisting officers, and finally told the police officer he was going to kill him and kill his family. This threat was captured on the squad car’s audio recorder.
The man making the threats was then transported to the Manitowoc County Jail where he was held on the felony charge of Battery or Threats to a Judge, Prosecutor, or Law Enforcement Officer, a statute newly amended and enacted on November 11, 2015.
The statute reads: “Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm or threatens to cause bodily harm to the person or family member of any judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer under all of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class H felony: (A) At the time of the act or threat, the actor knows or should have known that the victim is a judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer, or a member of the judge’s, prosecutor’s, or law enforcement officer’s family. (B) The act or threat is in response to any action taken by a judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer in an official capacity”.
The Manitowoc Police Department says it will simply not tolerate anyone threatening the lives of our police officers or their family members.
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