Crime & Safety
Man Abuses Girlfriend Over Missing Pot
Police accuse Mount Pleasant man of punching, dragging girlfriend in apartment after becoming upset over missing pot.
MOUNT PLEASANT -- A Mount Pleasant man has been arrested and charged with battery and disorderly conduct after police say he abused his girlfriend over some missing pot.
Matthew Todisco, 36, faces up to a year in jail after he was charged after the July 10 incident.
According to his complaint, police responded to an apartment on the 5000 block of Graceland Blvd on a report of a domestic violence complaint.
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Police say Todisco, who was a live-in boyfriend, reporteldy threw his girlfriend to the ground, punched her in the stomach and chest and dragged her around the apartment.
He reportedly became very upset when he demanded to know the location of some missing pot, the complaint said.
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According to police, the girlfriend said she is tired of Todisco hurting her.
Todisco is currently being held in the Racine County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond.
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