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Racine deputies assaulted, Milwaukee man now charged
Racine deputies assaulted, man now charged
A Milwaukee man is now charged after a violent arrest on I-94 in Racine County. The costs stem from two completely different incidents.
RACINE, Wis. – A Milwaukee man is charged with greater than a dozen counts after a violent arrest on the shoulder of Interstate 94 in Racine County.
Hezekiah Saffold, 24, made his preliminary courtroom look Friday, Aug. 19. His prices stem from two completely different site visitors stops and vary from endangering security to possession of a firearm by a felon to possession of cocaine with intent to ship.
In video supplied by the Racine County Sheriff’s Workplace, deputies tried to handcuff Saffold – believing there have been medicine in his automotive – on Aug. 17. That is when issues took a violent flip.
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After a battle, Saffold ran again to his automotive. A legal criticism states he tried to place the automotive in gear, probably placing regulation enforcement and different drivers ar danger. The sheriff mentioned Saffold was tased 5 instances, bitten by a Ok-9 officers 3 times and pepper sprayed earlier than deputies might arrest him.
Saffold can be charged in a separate incident – accused of fleeing from police simply days earlier than his arrest on I-94.
Arrest of Hezekiah Saffold by Racine County sheriff’s deputies
Racine County authorities launched the physique digital camera video of the arrest of Hezekiah Saffold by deputies.
“That is an especially harmful particular person: He had a firearm within the automotive, he fled from officers, excessive speeds, no lights,” Prosecutor Chris Steenrod mentioned. “Then, roughly every week later, the freeway was shut down as a result of the defendant is resisting cops on the freeway, working into the freeway.
“This conduct and these drug prices, the neutrality of the circumstances, is aggravative and harmful.”
Contained in the automotive, deputies allegedly discovered a handgun, cocaine and greater than $1,000 in money. Saffold’s bond was set at $75,000, and he’s due again in courtroom subsequent week.