A 47-year-old intoxicated man threatened to burn down Kelley's Market, 636 W. Washington Ave., and was arrested on sexual assault charges Thursday.
The suspect, Christopher Gates, was arrested on two counts of fourth degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct, according to the police incident report.
Gates grabbed the genitals of a female police officer and a female staff member at the Dane County Detoxification Center, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.
""The drunken suspect initially wanted a Kelley's clerk to give him $3 in bills for $2.71 in change,"" DeSpain said in a statement. ""When the clerk refused the man became enraged.""
Gates allegedly threatened the clerk and made remarks about burning the store down. The suspect ""aggressively"" asked customers for money after being kicked out of the establishment.
The assaulted officer said the suspect was drooling and spitting as he was speaking, and his speech was slurred, according to police.
