Woman arrested for sucker punching mother in head, hitting an officer during poolside fight

Brandon Arbuckle by Brandon Arbuckle

Dane County Sheriff's Office

A woman was arrested for sucker punching a mother in the head and hitting an officer during a poolside fight in Madison on Saturday afternoon.

According to a blog post from Madison police Chief Mike Koval, dispatch sent officials to Goodman Pool on 325 West Olin Ave. at 4:26 p.m. for reports of a fight. The 38-year-old female victim put her belongings on three pool chairs to reserve them while she went to the concession stand. The woman brought her daughter and her daughter’s 11-year-old friend to the pool.

Officials said Heavyn S. Rodgers, 18, was with her 20-year-old and 29-year-old female family members. All three of them went to sit in the chairs.

Police said the victim got into an argument with the three women when she returned. Rodgers sucker punched the woman in the head while she was trying to recover her things. This caused the woman to fall into one of the chairs.

The victim said all three women surrounded her while she was down, causing her to start kicking them in self defense. The victim also had a clump of her hair ripped out during the fight.

The incident report said the victim’s daughter became involved. The girl said she began to cry after one of the three women slapped her in the face. The girl begged for help, with a 37-year-old McFarland mother attempting to break up the fight.

The report said one of the three suspects told her she was ugly and could also be beaten. The McFarland woman grabbed her children and went home.

Officials said when police arrived, Rodgers tried punching the victim again but hit an officer in the head instead.

Authorities said the 29-year-old woman related to the suspect is pregnant and was kicked in the stomach by the victim during the fight. She was sent to a hospital to be evaluated and was cited for disorderly conduct.

The suspects claimed the victim was responsible for everything, but multiple witnesses supported the victim’s explanation of what happened.

Rodgers was arrested and taken to jail on charges of battery to law enforcement, simple battery and disorderly conduct. The 20-year-old was cited for disorderly conduct.

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