University of Wisconsin officer pepper-sprays disorderly man on campus
MADISON, Wis. December 13 2018 – A UW police officer pepper-sprayed a man on a campus parking ramp after he resisted arrest and acted violently, according to a news release.
Police arrested Ricky L. Smith, 59, of Cottage Grove, who they said was yelling and acting aggressively toward another man in the University Hospital parking ramp.
Officials said the man had accidentally backed into Smith’s vehicle so Smith violently confronted the driver, grabbed his keys and began yelling.
When an officer arrived at the scene, Smith redirected his anger to the responding officer, according to the release. Officials said Smith refused to comply with orders so the officer used pepper spray to detain him.
The man is facing charges for resisting an officer and disorderly conduct.
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