A 28-year-old West Salem man has been charged in La Crosse County Circuit court after allegedly punching a West Salem police officer.
Zachary Steven Tabor faces felony charges of battery to a law enforcement officer and bail jumping and misdemeanor charges of criminal damage to property (two counts), resisting an officer and disorderly conduct.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a Lark Lane address, where a woman told police that Tabor became agitated after she refused his demand to drive him to a convenience store. She said Tabor busted a cabinet door off its hinges, confiscated her cell phone and demanded the keys to her vehicle. The woman said she eventually drove Tabor to the store for fear of her safety. They returned to the residence, and she later was able to contact police.