P. v. Minix
On May 1, 2004, defendant Michael Dean Minix blocked the path of an 11-year-old girl and her grandmother as they walked to their apartment. He grabbed the girl and pushed the grandmother to the ground. He pulled the girl off the walkway and pinned her against a wall. The grandmother got up and hit him in the head with a purse full of quarters. When defendant formed a fist to hit the grandmother, the girl screamed and defendant fled on his bicycle. Later that day, defendant approached a woman and her eight-year-old daughter and offered to help carry an item to their apartment in the same complex. The mother accepted his help. Defendant entered their apartment and sat on the couch uninvited. He grabbed the girl, had her sit on his lap, and rubbed her leg. The mother pulled her daughter away and ordered defendant to leave. He wanted a hug but the mother refused. As she pushed him away, he grabbed the mothers breast and then left. Defendant next approached a girl and boy playing in a patio of an apartment in the same complex. He grabbed the girl and tried unsuccessfully to lift her over the fence. She struggled free. The girl and boy ran into the apartment. Defendant got in a Jeep and drove towards the assistant manager of the apartment complex who had been alerted about defendants behavior and was attempting to write down defendants license plate number. The assistant manager got out of the way. Officers arrived and chased defendant into an apartment whose occupants were able to flee. When defendant came out, he held a metal cable and lock. He was then apprehended.
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