Crime & Safety
Police Respond to Assault, Find Marijuana As Well
Suspect chokes girlfriend after she says she doesn't want to stay the night at his home, and police arrive to find suspect, girlfriend and marijuana in the garage.
A 26-year-old Muskego man is facing charges after he was allegedly caught with two marijuana plants in his garage after officers were called to his home after he got into a fight with his girlfriend.
Adam L. Michaels was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of strangulation and suffocation, one count of false imprisonment, one count of manufacture and delivery of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. If convicted, he faces up to 15 ½ years in prison and $30,500 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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At 3:32 a.m. Sunday, Muskego police officers were called to Michael’s residence in the S17000 block of Martin Drive after someone reported a woman screaming in the area. When officers arrived they heard the woman along with Michaels yelling he would cut her head off inside of a garage.
Officers prepared to enter the garage, but Michaels then walked out and was quickly detained. When they went inside, they found the victim in a hysterical state, along with a bond and two marijuana plants on a work bench under lights.
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She told officers she went picked up Michaels and went to a party earlier and when she dropped him off he wanted her to spend the night. She told him she needed to get home to take care of their child and to get to work, but he got upset and grabbed the keys out of her vehicle.
He then pushed her to the ground and began to choke her while telling her he could kill her and bury her body without anyone knowing. She said the attack continued until officers arrived.
Michaels had a scrape on his head, which he told officers came from falling while he was in Milwaukee and running to catch a bus. He was then taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital where he continued to say the scrape was from a fall in Milwaukee.
Michaels was extremely aggressive towards police officers the entire time and also threatened to blow up the police department.
He’s currently free on $500 bond while awaiting trial.