A local man was charged following an incident with an elected county official late last Wednesday afternoon in downtown Waterloo.

Wesley A. Corey, 45, of Waterloo, faces a Class 3 felony charge of aggravated battery (public place) after court information alleges he “struck Ryan Webb in the head” at Hopskeller Brewing Company, 113 E. Third Street, in Waterloo. 

Webb serves as the state’s attorney for Monroe County.

Corey was transported to the Monroe County Jail on the felony charge, where he remains. 

During a hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse, a motion to appoint a special prosecutor in this case – since Webb is the victim – was approved. Randolph County State’s Attorney Christopher Koeneman was appointed as special prosecutor. 

Corey’s pre-trial hearing in this case was revoked, and he is currently being held in Monroe County Jail due to him violating conditions of a prior pre-trial release following a July 16 hearing. 

During that hearing, Corey was charged with resisting arrest and pedestrian under the influence following a July 3 incident at 100 S. Main Street in Waterloo. At the time, Corey was serving a probation term issued in May 2024. 

He was sentenced to probation last May after he pled guilty to an October 2023 charge of criminal trespass to land related in the 3000 block of Hanover Road. A charge of residential burglary in that case was dismissed as part of his guilty plea.