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Jail attack sends cop to hospital
Man being questioned about domestic violence punches officer

By Jessica Bock
Wausau Daily Herald
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A Wausau police officer is recovering at home after suffering head injuries during an attack by a 22-year-old man he was questioning at the Marathon County Jail.

The officer, Pao Yang, a 10-year-veteran of the Wausau police force, was released Monday afternoon from Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Police say Deric Slocum punched Yang in the head numerous times on Sunday night. Slocum had been in custody at the jail after his arrest on a charge of attempted homicide stemming from allegations that he tried to stab his father at their west-side home.

"It was a very sudden and unpredicted, unexpected attack," Wausau Police Patrol Inspector Bryan Hilts said.

Yang's injuries included a subdural hematoma, which is a collection of blood on the surface of the brain, Assistant District Attorney Jerod Barkley told the judge at Slocum's initial court appearance Monday afternoon. In addition, Barkley said Slocum threatened to kill police officers, and that Slocum had been free on a signature bond after causing head injuries and a broken arm to two inmates at the jail in January.

Marathon County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Brady set Slocum's bond at $50,000 cash when he appeared on charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, battery to a police officer, aggravated battery, bail jumping and misdemeanors that include resisting an officer.

Although his injuries were severe, Yang, 43, is expected to make a full recovery, Hilts said.

The attack on Yang was the first time in the past several years that an assault had sent an officer to the hospital, Hilts said.

"We're doing a dangerous job," said Hilts, who went to Wausau Hospital after the incident and again Monday morning to check on Yang. "Sometimes we pay the price with our health and well-being."
Yang, a married father of four, spent seven years as a corrections officer at the Marathon County Jail before joining the Wausau Police Department.

He and officer Jennifer Holz were dispatched at about 8 p.m. Sunday to 3304 Christian Ave. in response to a complaint about a man whose behavior was out of control. The officers broke up an altercation between Slocum and his father that involved a small pocket knife, according to a police report. Slocum told officers that he wanted to kill his father, police said.

Slocum was booked into the jail without incident. His handcuffs were removed as part of the booking process, Hilts said. The attack occurred during a routine interview about the incident at Slocum's home. Other officers used pepper spray and a stun gun to subdue Slocum.

Whether Slocum can face the charges in court is an issue. Slocum is scheduled to appear in court again today for a hearing to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.


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