Crime & Safety
Teen Attacks Cop After Taser Fails, Police Say
Suspect is facing felony charges after police say he attacked both his mom and a Port Washington police officer trying to arrest him inside his home.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect a correction. The suspect's last name is Large, not Lange.
A 19-year-old Port Washington man is facing charges after police say he attacked his mom and a cop after coming home drunk from a wedding.
Mitchel D. Large was charged in Ozaukee County Circuit Court on Sept. 24 with one count of battery of a peace officer, one count of resisting an officer, one count of battery domestic abuse, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of criminal damage to property. If convicted, he faces up to 8-½ years in prison and $41,000 in fines.
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At 11:30 p.m. Sept. 22, Large came home to his mother’s house in the 400 block of North Milwaukee Street after attending a wedding and began to break things around the house, according to the criminal complaint. He shattered a computer desk, broke a pizza maker and then began to hit his mom, who was able to lock herself in a bathroom and call 911.
When a Port Washington police officer arrived at the home, he saw Large try to close the blinds on a window, then saw his mother run up behind him to try and stop it, the complaint said. Large began to yell and the officer heard a scuffle, then heard the mother yell for the officer to get into the house.
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The woman was able to get the door open and the officer saw Large sitting on the floor with his back against the wall shouting profanities, according to the complaint. The officer pulled out his Taser and told Large to lie on the ground, but he slammed the door shut on the officer.
The officer heard another struggle and heard the woman yell for him to come in again. She opened the door again while Large tried to stop her, but the officer was able to enter the home, according to the complaint.
Large then slammed the door shut with the officer in the home and told him to shoot him, the complaint said. Large refused to follow orders, so the officer deployed his Taser, but it didn’t work; Large pushed the officer back into a wall, cutting the officer’s hand.
Eventually the officer was able to get Large on the ground, but he continued to struggle. At that time another officer arrived and helped arrest Large.
Large will make an initial appearance in court Oct. 17.
