APPLETON, WISCONSIN — A 21-year-old Little Chute woman is facing multiple felony charges after she allegedly ran over an Appleton police officer while officers were responding to a parking lot fight early Saturday morning. The incident unfolded around 2:40 a.m. near South Walnut and West Lawrence Street, leaving one officer injured and prompting a brief police pursuit.
Officer Run Over as Suspect Accelerates Toward Crowd
According to the Appleton Police Department, officers arrived to break up an argument happening in a parking lot. As they approached the suspect — later identified as Katrina Kitzman, 21 — she was sitting behind the wheel of a parked vehicle.
Police say Kitzman suddenly accelerated toward a group of people nearby, putting both bystanders and officers at immediate risk.
Investigators said the woman then turned the vehicle directly toward two officers. One officer was unable to move out of the way and was struck…