Man with hatchet puts St. Pete cop in headlock: affidavit
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg man is accused of threatening a cop with a hatchet and putting another officer in a headlock.

On Friday morning, officers with the St. Petersburg Police Department responded to the home of 32-year-old Michael Wolski after he struck his father, who is over the age of 65.

According to an arrest affidavit, Wolski threatened one of the officers with a black hatchet he was carrying.

The report said Wolski cocked the hatchet over his shoulder at the “beginning of a throwing motion” toward the cop, knowing he was a law enforcement officer.

As officers tried taking Wolski into custody, he refused to drop the weapon.

That’s when the suspect pushed another responding officer with his two hands and struck him. Wolski then wrapped his arm around the officer’s neck, placing him into a headlock, the affidavit said.

The suspect was tased to release the officer from his grasp.

Wolski was arrested and charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and battery on a person 65 years or older. He is being held without bond.

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