On October 3, 2024, Millbrook police received a complaint from a parent of a Millbrook Middle School student stemming from an altercation that occurred between a 13-year-old student and an educator. The parent stated that her son and a teacher had a verbal altercation, which resulted in the teacher, later identified as Austin R. Dorberth, a 27-year-old Millbrook resident, approaching the student and physically shoving him with such force that the student dropped his cell phone and came out of his shoes. The parent stated that the child’s cell phone was damaged during the altercation. An Alabama Uniform Incident/Offense Report was completed and the parent was referred to the Millbrook Municipal Court Magistrate, who upon reviewing the facts alleged in the complaint, did issue warrants for Dorberth’s arrest for the offenses of Harassment and Criminal Mischief 3rd Degree.