A 27-year-old Milwaukee woman faces criminal charges accused of scrapping with a 12-year-old boy after she was hit in the face while playing dodgeball, but, she told WISN 12 News it was all a big misunderstanding.Dodgeball is a popular activity at Sky Zone indoor trampoline park in Waukesha, but at a late-winter birthday party, according to a criminal complaint, the dodgeball turned ugly.Dominique Jude, a Milwaukee mom, was hit in the face with a ball, and when her son was also hit in the face, she admits she got angry.A witness told deputies Jude, grabbed a 12-year-old boy, shouted profanities and "was yelling for the other people in the dodgeball area to hit the child with dodgeballs in the face."Jude told WISN 12 News she did grab the boy but said she was only asking him how he'd like it if someone hit him in the face.Dodgeball is often criticized for promoting or exemplifying bullying, but Jude said after she was hit in the face, she wasn't bullying anyone. She was just stunned and protective of her son.She said the staff at Sky Zone didn't do enough to intervene or even stop the game when she was hurt.While Jude maintains it's being blown out of proportion, the Waukesha County district attorney this week charged her with criminal disorderly conduct.The management at Sky Zone refused to comment on the situation.Jude has no prior criminal record. She is scheduled to appear in court next month and could face up to 90 days in jail.

A 27-year-old Milwaukee woman faces criminal charges accused of scrapping with a 12-year-old boy after she was hit in the face while playing dodgeball, but, she told WISN 12 News it was all a big misunderstanding.

Dodgeball is a popular activity at Sky Zone indoor trampoline park in Waukesha, but at a late-winter birthday party, according to a criminal complaint, the dodgeball turned ugly.



Dominique Jude, a Milwaukee mom, was hit in the face with a ball, and when her son was also hit in the face, she admits she got angry.



A witness told deputies Jude, grabbed a 12-year-old boy, shouted profanities and "was yelling for the other people in the dodgeball area to hit the child with dodgeballs in the face."




Jude told WISN 12 News she did grab the boy but said she was only asking him how he'd like it if someone hit him in the face.



Dodgeball is often criticized for promoting or exemplifying bullying, but Jude said after she was hit in the face, she wasn't bullying anyone. She was just stunned and protective of her son.



She said the staff at Sky Zone didn't do enough to intervene or even stop the game when she was hurt.



While Jude maintains it's being blown out of proportion, the Waukesha County district attorney this week charged her with criminal disorderly conduct.



The management at Sky Zone refused to comment on the situation.



Jude has no prior criminal record. She is scheduled to appear in court next month and could face up to 90 days in jail.





