bloodrayne
11-19-2005, 06:35 PM
Man Accused Of Attacking Girlfriend With Cactus
Woman Suffers Cuts, Broken Eardrum
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- A man was arrested after police said he attacked his girlfriend with an unusual weapon -- a cactus.
Nathaniel Radzicki, 22, is being held in the Sheboygan Jail for allegedly striking the woman with a softball-size plant several times in the face.
According to the criminal complaint, the incident allegedly occurred Wednesday at about 10:30 p.m. at Radzicki's third floor apartment.
The alleged victim said in the criminal complaint that, "Nathaniel went psycho. He acted like he was possessed -- like he was the devil."
The woman required several stitches to her right, upper lip and suffered a broken right eardrum. The nursing staff also had to use tweezers to pick the large thorns from her skin.
Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco said he has never seen a plant used as a weapon.
"I've seen snow shovels. I've seen luggage. I've seen plates, I've seen the usual array of food knives being converted into a weapon like this, but I've never seen a plant being used in this manner," he said.
DeCecco said that police do not know what caused Radzicki to become violent, but they believe he was intoxicated.
Radzicki will be charged with substantial battery and disorderly conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon in a domestic abuse situation.
He will appear in court Wednesday.
If convicted on all charges, he could face up to 10 years in prison.
Woman Suffers Cuts, Broken Eardrum
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- A man was arrested after police said he attacked his girlfriend with an unusual weapon -- a cactus.
Nathaniel Radzicki, 22, is being held in the Sheboygan Jail for allegedly striking the woman with a softball-size plant several times in the face.
According to the criminal complaint, the incident allegedly occurred Wednesday at about 10:30 p.m. at Radzicki's third floor apartment.
The alleged victim said in the criminal complaint that, "Nathaniel went psycho. He acted like he was possessed -- like he was the devil."
The woman required several stitches to her right, upper lip and suffered a broken right eardrum. The nursing staff also had to use tweezers to pick the large thorns from her skin.
Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco said he has never seen a plant used as a weapon.
"I've seen snow shovels. I've seen luggage. I've seen plates, I've seen the usual array of food knives being converted into a weapon like this, but I've never seen a plant being used in this manner," he said.
DeCecco said that police do not know what caused Radzicki to become violent, but they believe he was intoxicated.
Radzicki will be charged with substantial battery and disorderly conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon in a domestic abuse situation.
He will appear in court Wednesday.
If convicted on all charges, he could face up to 10 years in prison.