Overview
- Oak Creek police released body-camera and surveillance footage that shows a driver reversing into an officer during an April 18 call outside the Red Roof Inn at 13th Street and College Avenue.
- The video captures the officer giving repeated commands, including “you are not free to go,” before the car backs up, hits the woman with the driver, and pins the officer against his squad, injuring the officer’s leg and foot.
- The driver, 31-year-old Antonio McAfee of Milwaukee, is in custody and faces felony charges that include first-degree recklessly endangering safety, evading an officer causing bodily harm, and resisting an officer causing substantial bodily harm.
- Racine County sheriff’s investigators are conducting an independent review of the incident, providing outside oversight of the officer-involved encounter.
- Police are asking for tips to identify the woman seen in the video, saying she walked away when the injured officer asked for help, and they note a reward of up to $1,000 is available through Crime Stoppers.