VIDEO: A West Bend man is charged with attacking an off-duty firefighter. Robert Patrick Ryan, 32, is accused of striking the victim in the back of the head, who was in the middle of trying to save a woman's life. West Allis firefighter and EMT Chad Staszak explained he was at a music festival with family last month when he saw a woman collapse. "She was having a great time with her family and all the sudden she's down on the ground," said Staszak. Georgia Charter School Reinstating Controversial Paddling Policy
Staszak says he knew he had to step in and help, "I told him I'm a fireman." "When I started with chest compressions I felt a strike to the back of my head," said Staszak, "I'm not sure if it was an elbow or a closed fist."