Late last month, a Madison, Wisonsin cyclist was assaulted by a driver with a strange, unseasonal, weapon: an ice scraper. Three young men, one freshly sprung from prison, unleashed their fury on the cyclist in an unprovoked show of violence. As they passed the cyclist in their SUV, one of the men, Kevin J. Diaz, 19, struck the biker on the back of the head with a 32-inch ice scraper. The victim reports seeing stars. But that wasn’t enough to satisfy the assailants.
When the cyclist recovered from the blow and decided to pedal home, the young men wouldn’t relent. They followed the victim to his home, hurling profanity, pulled out a wooden bat, and challenged the cyclist to a showdown.
From the Capital Times:
The victim said he thought the men were heading for Buckeye Road, but when he got back home he heard a loud squealing of tires and saw the vehicle was approaching with Diaz holding a car door open. All three got out, and this time Simniok was carrying a wood bat while Diaz still had the ice scraper. Lutz, meanwhile, had his hand under his shirt near his waistband as if he had a gun, the complaint says, and threatened the victim, saying, "I’ll (expletive) cap your ass." The three left after the victim said he was calling the police, but not until they warned him they knew where he lived and would come back. The victim told police he did not know the trio. But because the victim had a good description of the vehicle and the license plate number, police were able to locate the vehicle at Simniok’s home on Ellen Avenue and arrested the three. Diaz faces charges of disorderly conduct while armed, battery and two counts of bail jumping.
"I just got out of jail. I’m trying to have fun and whoop some ass,"
Diaz told the police.
See also: Heyyyy, Ladies: The Perils and Pitfalls for Femi-Cyclists
War in the Streets: Underdogs Strike Back
Photos via flickr by Scott Butner and Enzo D.
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