Sheboygan,WI (WHBL) - 47-year-old Antoine D. Leverett has had numerous run-ins with the law. But according to a criminal complaint filed in Sheboygan County court, Leverett’s most recent run-ins were spent mostly running from the cops- evading capture for bail jumping and disorderly conduct.
Sheboygan police began looking for Leverett on the night of July 22, 2015, after a woman claims he became physically abusive while visiting her N. 12th St. home. The woman reportedly told police that she believed a restraining order was imposed against Leverett which restricts him from having any contact with her. Officers searched the area but were unable to find Leverett that night.
Later that same day, an officer spotted Leverett in a park on N. Water Street. The officer said that as he approached Leverett, he began to walk away and refused an order to stop. The officer physically grabbed the man who then stated that the officer had the wrong person. The man denied being Antoine Leverett, and claimed to be “Tony,” Antoine’s alleged brother.
The woman who made the initial call to police was walking with “Tony” and also told police that indeed, he was Antoine Leverett’s brother. The officer bought the story after he was unable at the time to disprove the man’s identity. However the officer later obtained a photo of Antoine Leverett, and realized that the man he spoke to in the park was in fact Antoine.
On two more occasions, officers patrolling in the N. 12th St. area spotted Antoine, and twice he gave them the slip when a woman at the home sent officers on a wild goose chase, telling them that Leverett ran down an alley.
Then on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 an officer spotted Leverett again on the front porch of the same N. 12th St. home. Again a woman attempted to tell the officers that Leverett ran away. But this time, the officer did not fall for the story. He called for backup, obtained a search warrant, and officers found Leverett hiding in the basement.
The responding officers say that Leverett was hiding behind the door in the basement and refused several commands to surrender. The officers say that Leverett became combative and approached them in an aggressive manner. They responded by using a Taser to subdue Leverett and take him into custody.
The officers requested medical attention for Leverett and say that while he was being examined by first responders, Leverett told the officers that they were, “part of the KKK and wanted to shoot people that did not look like them.”
After Leverett was taken into custody, an officer inquired about the incident and the park, to which Leverett replied, “That wasn’t me.”
Leverett is facing eleven counts of bail jumping, two counts of obstructing an officer, and one count of disorderly conduct.