A police officer found a Big Rock man running naked through a Maple Park parking lot last month, according to Kane County Sheriff Department reports.



The officer said the man was shouting about, among other things, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, according to the report.



Steven W. Michalsen, 40, of the 8S600 block of John Street in Big Rock, was charged with aggravated battery in the incident, which took place at about 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 in the parking lot of Sorrento’s Restaurant, 50W187 Route 64, Maple Park. The officer said that when she tried to guide the man to her vehicle, he hit her with a closed fist to her throat, according to the report.



Lt. Pat Gengler, the sheriff department spokesman, said Michalsen had been in the restaurant having dinner with his family when he became upset with something.



“And that’s when he went outside and, as the report said, took off all his clothes and started yelling,” Gengler said.



Gengler said Michalsen’s family said the incident was out of character.



“I would say that’s pretty much out of character for anyone to do that,” Gengler said. “That is just not something that people normally do.”



The officer who encountered Michalsen said she observed the man yelling obscenities and shouting random questions and comments – “Do you believe in God?” “Do you think Jay Cutler gave up?” and “I am going to hurt you” – according to the report. The Cutler comment might have alluded to the injured Bears quarterback sitting out the second half of the team’s season-ending playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers.



The officer said she asked him to sit on the ground and talk. She said she grabbed his arm to move him toward her vehicle, and that’s when she was hit, the report states. After that, she held his right wrist and pushed him to the ground. Another police officer arrived and helped restrain the suspect, according to the report.



The first officer was taken to a hospital, where she was treated for slight bruising and a sore throat, the report said.



Gengler said the suspect was taken to Delnor Hospital for a psychological evaluation.



He was charged with aggravated battery, and bail was set at $25,000, meaning he would have to post $2,500 bond to be released. Gengler said Michalsen was out on bond.



According to the report, the officer who encountered Michalsen said she later talked to the suspect, who told her he took off his clothes and was screaming because no one listens to him, and he thought it would get everyone’s attention. She said he asked, “Would it have been better to hit my wife than you?” after which he was told a warrant would be issued for his arrest for aggravated battery, the report said.



At that point, the officer said the suspect stated he was sorry, the report said.