Wendy O. Williams of the Plasmatics, hours after her arrest at The Palms nightclub, Jan. 19, 1981, MiIwaukee,

 

Wendy O. Williams of The Plasmatics, hours after her arrest at The Palms nightclub, Jan. 19, 1981, MiIwaukee

“Wendy O. Williams was roughed up and arrested by Milwaukee police on charges of indecency…[Williams] reportedly asked for a female officer to escort her to the station. Instead of that, she was put into a van where a male officer began what is known as ‘an aggressive search,’ and Williams slapped him for taking liberties. The officer then threw her to the ground and reportedly kicked her in the face.…Williams was later charged with battery of a police officer and resisting arrest.”