Police arrested a Madison man after he threatened his girlfriend and other pedestrians with a knife near a Regent Street apartment complex early Saturday morning.
At approximately 2:13 a.m., police responded to a call from two victims who said the man threatened them at knifepoint, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
Police arrested 18-year-old Jake Coury after he threatened his girlfriend following an argument, according to DeSpain.
After his girlfriend left his apartment, Coury picked up a knife. Police said a friend took the weapon away from him, but Coury grabbed another knife and left the apartment.
Coury threatened two strangers outside the building with the knife, “evidently believing they were talking about him,” DeSpain said.
One victim described the knife as being “10 to 12 inches long,” leaving him “fearing for his life,” DeSpain said.
Police later found the knife in a nearby trash can. Coury was also accused of damaging his apartment.
