A 48-year-old California man who caused a disturbance in East Fork Justice Court last week was back before a judge Monday after he reportedly struck a Douglas County Sheriff's jail sergeant over the weekend.
Jeffrey Wronek was sentenced Friday to 18 months in Douglas County Jail for stalking, violation of a court order and destruction of property.
When the victim offered an impact statement, Wronek interrupted shouting profanities at everyone in the courtroom including East Fork Judge Jim EnEarl, the deputies, the victim and the courtroom audience.
He also tried to overturn the defendant's table before he was returned to jail.
Early Saturday morning, a deputy who was monitoring Wronek in a mental health holding cell, observed him pealing paint from the cell floor and hiding the chips under a mat.
Fearful that Wronek " who was under a suicide watch " might ingest the paint chips, the deputy told him to stop.
The inmate reportedly responded with shouts and obscenities.
At that point, Sgt. Robert Duffy responded and said Wronek took on a fighter's stance and challenged him. He hit Duffy in the right ear with a closed fist and had to be subdued by deputies.
For the jail incident, Wronek faces charges of assault by a prisoner on a police officer and assault on a police officer, both felonies.
