Madison police arrested a Madison man for starting a fight and resisting officers early Monday morning on the 300 block of State Street.
Peter D. Robbins, 28, put a 22-year-old man in a headlock because he claimed the victim called him a derogatory name, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
The victim denied using the derogatory word, and he told Robbins to “put some clothes on” after observing Robbins walking around in his “whitey tidies,” according to DeSpain.
The officer used pepper spray in Robbins’ face when he continued to put pressure on the victim’s neck, according to the report.
DeSpain said the victim told the officer, “if you had not helped me out, he would have killed me.”
Robbins put up a struggle as officers took him to jail, and witnesses heard him say, “I wanted to kill that guy,” according to DeSpain.
