Madison Police arrested a 34-year-old Madison man after he failed to pull off an armed robbery early Friday morning.
Police tentatively charged the suspect, Joseph Colquitt, with disorderly conduct while armed and violating his parole.
The suspect retrieved the large knife from his backpack and handed the knife over to a Walgreen's employee, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.
Colquitt told the Walgreen's employee he couldn't follow through with the plan, police said. Colquitt told police his intent was to rob the store, but once inside he could not commit the crime.
According to police, the suspect then told the employee ""to take the knife and the bad and do what you have to do."" The suspect was indicating he knew police needed to be called, so he waited for officers to show up and arrest him, DeSpain said.
