Madison Police arrested a Minnesota man for an alleged weapons violation early Sunday after several witnesses at Angelic Brewery reported seeing the man with a knife.
Police arrived at the establishment, located at 322 W. Johnson St., around 12:45 a.m. Witnesses said they saw a man pull out a knife during a dispute over waiting in line to enter the brewery. According to a police report, 26-year-old Matthew F. Thorson of Bloomington, Minn. was carrying a nine-inch folding knife wrapped in a black leather sheath in the front pocket of his pants.
Several patrons who witnessed the incident said they became frightened and left the establishment after Thorson entered, according to police. Thorson admitted to police that pulling the knife out was not a smart thing to do.""
Police arrested Thorson and tentatively charged him with carrying a concealed weapon.
