A 24-year-old Fond du Lac man who ran into traffic on Johnson Street and demanded that a police officer shoot him is in custody.
Fond du Lac police were called to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of East Johnson Street around 8 a.m. Feb. 17. A woman told the dispatcher that her husband was “destroying” everything inside the home.
“Dispatchers told officers that they could hear a lot of yelling and screaming in the background,” said Fond du Lac Police Department Assistant Chief Steve Klein.
As the first officer arrived, Klein said the 24-year-old man ran onto Johnson Street, waving his arms and shouting.
“He then ran up to the officer’s squad and began pounding on the window, yelling for the officer to shoot him,” Klein said.
When the man refused to obey the officer’s command to back away from the vehicle, the officer called for emergency assistance from fellow officers.
“Once squads arrived on scene, officers were able to take the suspect into custody without further incident,” said Klein, adding that the 34-year-old woman was not injured.
Klein said charges of disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and resisting arrest are being referred against the man to the Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office.