Courtney L. Steinhorst

A bra-clad woman charged with injuring a Portage police officer in a drunken rage early Saturday reportedly kicked and screamed her way to a possible 12-year prison sentence.

Courtney L. Steinhorst, 20, of Baraboo, is free on a $2,500 signature bond after an initial appearance Tuesday in Columbia County Circuit Court.

She is charged with two counts of felony battery of a peace officer, two counts of felony attempted battery of a peace officer, and misdemeanor charges of resisting an officer and disorderly conduct.

Steinhorst faces a maximum initial penalty of 12 years in prison if she is found guilty of the felony charges.

Portage police, responding to a report of a disturbance shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday near Wisconsin and West Cook streets, found Steinhorst apparently intoxicated. She had taken off her shirt, according to a criminal complaint.

A witness said Steinhorst had argued with another woman, and was walking in the street, so the witness had attempted to keep her off the street, the complaint stated.

Officers believed Steinhorst to be too intoxicated to be left alone, but when they told her she needed to go to the police station, she reportedly began screaming and hollering, the complaint stated.

As officers took Steinhorst into custody, she reportedly kicked one officer in the leg, broke her cellular phone by throwing it on the ground, kicked the cage inside a police car and banged her head on the car, kicked two deputies in the shoulder at the jail, and attempted to bite or scratch hospital staff at Divine Savior Healthcare using her fingers, nails and teeth, the complaint stated.

Steinhorst injured a Portage officer, who suffered a torn ligament in his hand when he was kicked by Steinhorst, police said.

Steinhorst is scheduled for a pretrial conference July 24.

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