A Minnesota man is facing property damage and building entry charges after allegedly attempting to break into Madison’s state Capitol building Sunday.
According to the Dane County Circuit Court, 21-year-old Andrew Bishop of Roseville, Minn., faces a felony charge for criminal damage to property and a misdemeanor charge for attempting to break into the Capitol building.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported Bishop climbed the outside wall of the Capitol building to the fifth floor Sunday, where he smashed a window in order to enter. Bishop then threw a nearby fire extinguisher through a separate window.
Police found Bishop passed out near one of the windows, according to the State Journal, but the man woke up. An officer at the scene said Bishop was very drunk.
The State Journal also said Bishop could not tell police officers how he ended up on that part of the building, and he said “he felt like an angel and wanted to fly.”
