Some of the more serious out-of-town Halloween troublemakers are biting the bullet after preliminary court hearings late last week.

Many who underwent court hearings face charges of disorderly conduct or resisting or obstructing an officer. Penalties for disorderly conduct include fines up to $1,000, imprisonment of up to 90 days or both. Similarly, those charged with resisting or obstructing an officer face up to $10,000 in fines, nine months in jail or both penalties.

None of the offenders have been charged with any criminal behavior yet.

“The intention was to definitely go after [criminals] and charge them with everything we could,” Madison Police Public Relations Officer Emily Samson said. “And we did do that.”

Samson said out-of-towners played a big factor in this year’s unruly Halloween celebration, which was expected.

Samson said the police department “absolutely” agrees with the fullest prosecution of the Halloween crimes.

“The consensus is we’re not going to stand for this and we’re going to take control,” Samson said.

The majority of the out-of-towners facing serious charges were detained with force during the Halloween weekend and required several officers to control them, according to court documents.

Claire Wunnicke, 22, of Hillpoint, Wis., was arrested for resisting or obstructing an officer after being taken to detox on the 500 block of State Street.

According to a police report, Wunnicke broke her zip-tie flex cuff while officers attempted to restrain her. It took approximately eight officers to place her in a four-point restraint chair in the City County building segregation area in the early hours of Oct. 30.

She was forcefully restrained after she continued kicking and was then taken to the Dane County Jail, according to documents.

Michael Neidenfuer, 20, of New Brighton, Minn., was arrested for disorderly conduct and underage drinking. According to a police report, Neidenfuer was seen slapping a patrol horse with an open right palm hit and was uncooperative during his arrest. He was transported to the Dane County Jail Oct. 31.

Erik Larson, 20, of Stillwater, Minn., was arrested for criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct for intentionally damaging a squad car window, causing $2,500 in damage. According to court documents, Larson was arguing with officers and began pushing other individuals.

While being transported to the Dane County Jail, Larson used both his feet to kick out the window behind the driver’s-side seat of the car while screaming he wanted to set everybody on fire.

Lindsey Sommer, 20, a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student, was arrested early Oct. 31 for disorderly conduct and for resisting or obstructing an officer after she began verbally offending officers.

Sommer yelled obscenities and hit an officer on the tip of the nose before being handcuffed. While being transported to the Dane County Jail, Sommer struggled and spit repeatedly on the plexi-glass gate of the squad car.

Phillip Cobbs, 19, of Sun Prairie, was also arrested for resisting or obstructing an officer and violating the Glass-Free Zone ordinance. Cobb attempted to run away after officers were able to take him to the ground and arrest him.

Of the 450 arrests made over the Halloween weekend, only 59 were UW students. The majority of these crimes were alcohol-related, with 182 underage drinking and 172 open-container citations.

According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, the large number of out-of-town offenders is not surprising.

“A good number of the more serious offenders were from out of town, and they were definitely not UW-Madison students,” Verveer said. “Approximately 12 percent of the offenders were [UW] students.”

Verveer added he is not in favor of canceling the Halloween weekend party, an idea that is circulating after Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said during a press conference that he is disappointed with Halloween revelers.

“My position is mend it, don’t end it,” Verveer said.

UW students in violation of criminal behavior will be subject to non-academic probation or expulsion. Their cases are up for review by the dean of students.