Two Madison men were arrested Friday after allegedly attempting an armed robbery on State Street in which they mimicked a gun with their hands to scare their victim.
According to the police report, Michael Graff, 21, and Devon Conklin, 22, approached the victim, who was visiting from Minnesota and had been separated from his friends, near the corner of Gilman and State Streets.
Police said the suspects asked the man for his wallet and each reached into their pants and pretended to have a handgun after he refused.
The two suspects allegedly said, ""Don't make me pull it out, I got a heater"" and ""Don't make me show the piece.""
According to police, the victim realized the suspects were using their hands to indicate a handgun and proceeded to put one suspect in a bear hug and push him into the other suspect.
Madison Police Department officers who were already in the State Street area as part of the Downtown Safety Initiative responded to the crime while it was being committed. As officers approached the scene, the suspects told them it was the victim who had the gun. No weapons were found on anyone.
