{"id":312394,"date":"2024-02-29T07:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=312394"},"modified":"2024-02-29T11:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:03:24","slug":"casino-crime-round-up-motorist-drove-over-officers-foot-after-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-crime-round-up-motorist-drove-over-officers-foot-after-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Casino Crime Roundup: Motorist Drove Over Officer\u2019s Foot After Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fleeing motorist struck a police car and drove over a police officer\u2019s foot after a Wednesday morning ruckus outside of Potawatomi Casino Hotel<\/a> in Milwaukee, Wis.<\/p>\n

\"Potawatomi
The Potawatomi Casino Hotel in Milwaukee, Wis., pictured above. Several people were arrested there after a fight. (Image: On Milwaukee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The incident began at about 3 a.m. when several visitors were asked to leave the gaming property.<\/p>\n

While they were being escorted out of the building, one visitor attempted to assault a casino employee, according to Milwaukee TV station WISN.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They walked outside, but then they began to fight on Valet Drive. Casino security guards alerted Milwaukee police for their help.<\/p>\n

It appears some of those fighting left, but soon returned to the complex. Milwaukee police officers arrived at the scene and approached the suspects.<\/p>\n

Rams Into Police Car<\/h2>\n

Officers ordered the suspects out of their car. But instead, the motorist began to drive away, ramming into the police cruiser.<\/p>\n

Before fleeing, the motorist also drove over the officer\u2019s foot. The officer suffered no significant injuries as a result of the incident.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other officers followed the motorist in a pursuit which went onto Canal Street, where she was apprehended.<\/p>\n

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It appeared that other participants in the melee<\/a> were also detained. The driver and two other women, each 20 years of age, were charged. Their names and charges weren\u2019t immediately available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Others in the fight also were under the age of 21, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible the visitors may have been asked to leave because they were under the minimum age to enter a casino floor.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear what caused the fight. But eyewitnesses said the melee led to a large police presence at the casino. None of the casino staff nor other visitors suffered injuries.<\/p>\n

Murder Victims Both Worked at Dotty\u2019s<\/h2>\n

Two recent murder victims in Las Vegas had been bartenders<\/a> at a Dotty\u2019s<\/a> gaming property, according to a news report.<\/p>\n

In one death, the shooter, Mark Michael Ford, 36, had staked out the Dotty\u2019s parking lot on North Hualapai Way until seeing John Dorotiak Jr., 44.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dorotiak died from gunshot wounds fired by Ford, according to an autopsy from the Clark County coroner\u2019s office and police reports.<\/p>\n

Ford also fatally shot Jessica Russo, 36, at her residence.<\/p>\n

Russo and Dorotiak \u201cwere good friends\u201d and work colleagues at the gaming chain, one of their relatives told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Later, while being sought by police, Ford ended his own life by a self-inflicted<\/a> gunshot wound, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Ford was in prison up until 2023, when he was paroled. He served 20 years for second-degree murder with a deadly weapon after fatally stabbing a Las Vegas man, according to the Review-Journal<\/em>. Ford was only 15 when the murder took place, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n

Was a \u2018Monster\u2019<\/h2>\n

Jessica Russo\u2019s mother, Laura Russo, recently told Las Vegas TV station KLAS that Ford “murdered my daughter like a monster. He should\u2019ve never gotten out of prison. He\u2019s a monster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jessica Russo is survived by two daughters, ages 11 and 7 years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The older girl, Adriana Felix, told KLAS, \u201cThat was my mom. That was my best friend. That was my whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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