Sheboygan, WI (WHBL) – Two people are facing charges that include battery of a peace officer following a large brawl that broke out on North 12th Street and Michigan Avenue on Sunday, November 1, 2015.
A Sheboygan Police officer ran across the melee while enroute to a medical call. The officer radioed for backup to break up the fight which continued to move along the block.
The fight was apparently between 26-year-old Jessica Garcia and 28 Year Old Ryan L. Avina, and the large crowd gathered at the scene were mostly Garcia’s family members.
In a criminal complaint filed in Sheboygan County court, Garcia alleges that the fight broke out after she was struck by another male, with whom she and Avina began fighting.
Officers who responded to the brawl had their hands full in trying to disperse the crowd, and bring Avina and Garcia under control. When officers initially tried to break up the fight, Avina reportedly physically attacked one of the officers - knocking his glasses from his face, and causing swelling to his facial area.
A second officer who tried to gain control of Garcia alleges that she became combative when the officer tried to escort her to a patrol car. Garcia allegedly kicked that officer with the high heel shoes she was wearing at the time.
Both Garcia and Avina are facing multiple charges including a felony charge of battery of a peace officer, also disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. The charges could land the two in jail for nearly ten years.