At the hospital, “Mark was cussing, screaming and shouting profanities towards officers and medical staff,” Kaufman wrote, adding that he appeared to be “heavily intoxicated, with bloodshot, glassy eyes.”

Wicklund refused to sit down on a bed, as he repeatedly said “that he had political connections and was leaving” the hospital, Kaufman wrote.

When Kaufman told him he was not free to leave, he made a move toward the exit and the officer placed his hand on his chest to prevent him from leaving.

“I advised Mark that he was going to be placed in restraints, since he continuously ignored my lawful orders,” Kaufman wrote. After Wicklund tried again to leave the emergency room, the officer grabbed his wrist “to secure him to the hospital bed.”

After a short struggle, “Mark quickly and forcefully swung his right arm backwards, striking me in the chest,” Kaufman wrote. Another officer arrived at the hospital and Wicklund was placed in restraints.

Wicklund told patrol officer Lawrence Petrey that the crash occurred when he was “driving home from the golf course where he had drunk five beers. Mark later admitted to drinking up to nine beers,” Petrey wrote in an affidavit. Petrey observed Wicklund lying on the ground, next to the vehicle.