SHEBOYGAN — Police say a Wisconsin woman stripped in front of her children in an attempt to avoid arrest for shoplifting and then scuffled with officers.
Julia E. Laack, 36, of Sheboygan was charged Friday with felony battery to a peace officer, resisting, shoplifting and two counts of disorderly conduct, the Sheboygan Press reported.
The criminal complaint alleges Laack stole a bag of beef jerky and a lighter at a convenience store Thursday. Police went to her home. The complaint said she refused to come to the door and began screaming and swearing at three children in her house, telling one that the incident was all his fault.
Police entered and tried to calm her down. With her children present, the complaint said, she stripped to her underwear and told the officers they couldn’t arrest her because she would be naked. Laack struggled with officers as they tried to arrest her, the complaint alleged, kicking one in the groin and spitting in the mouth of another.
While in the squad car on the way to the police station, the complaint said, Laack exposed her buttocks against the rear window.
Hopefully it is something tactful.
