Tory Johnson pleads not guilty in attack that left officer hospitalized

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Tory Johnson, the 24-year-old Milwaukee man accused of attacking Milwaukee Police Officer Dwain Monteilh has pleaded not guilty in the case.

Tory Johnson

Charges have been filed against Tory Johnson and Keandre Johnson, cousins accused in the confrontation that left Officer Monteilh hospitalized.

Police say Tory Johnson attacked Officer Monteilh and went for his gun.

Johnson and his cousin, Keandre Johnson, now face four charges in connection with the incident.

Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn spoke to the media in the hours after the incident occurred.

"I think this incident demonstrates very clearly the risks our officers are undertaking every single day," Chief Flynn said.

According to the criminal complaint in the case, Officer Monteilh and Officer Roy Horn were on patrol when they saw a car without a front license plate, and noticed the men inside were not wearing seatbelts.

When the officers tried to stop the car, the driver allegedly parked suspiciously -- far from the curb, before the men quickly walked onto a porch near 26th and Auer.

The complaint indicates the officers tried to question the men, but say neither Johnson nor his 18-year-old cousin Keandre would cooperate. When the officers attempted to take the men into custody, both resisted -- according to the complaint.

Dwain Monteilh

Officer Monteilh says while on the ground, Tory Johnson punched him at least three times in the face. He told investigators he then "felt Tory's arm go down the right side of his body, toward his firearm."Officer Monteilh says he used both hands to keep his gun in its holster, and that's when he says Tory Johnson allegedly kicked him on the right side of his eye, fracturing hos orbital bone.

Tory Johnson's wife, Amanda says there's no way her husband would attack a police officer.

"I don't believe what's been said and he's not that type of person," Amanda Johnson told FOX6 News.

Police say the family should be grateful that backup officers showed great restraint.

"Deadly force was justified in this case and those officers did not use it," Chief Flynn said.