(La Porte County, IN) - A La Crosse man was arrested for holding a woman at gunpoint in his apartment.

 

According to the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office, police were called to The Hangar Grill Pub on Washington Street in La Crosse on January 5.

 

A 33-year-old woman advised officers that a violent altercation had taken place the previous evening in an apartment upstairs. She claimed the resident of that apartment, 36-year-old Mikael Moreno, had invited her there, then an argument ensued between them. According to police, Moreno “brandished a firearm, battered her, and held her against her will.” Hearing her calls for help, someone knocked at the door, at which time the victim was able to flee.

 

Following an investigation, detectives were able to present evidence to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and La Porte County Circuit Court, which issued a warrant for Moreno’s arrest. He was tracked down and apprehended on Friday at a rural Scipio Township business. Moreno has been charged with the following offenses:

 

• Criminal Confinement w/a Deadly Weapon, L3 Felony

• Criminal Confinement, L6 Felony

• Pointing a Firearm, L6 Felony

• Battery w/Injury, A-Misdemeanor

 

He is being held in the La Porte County Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond.