Madison Police arrested a 52-year-old man Monday morning for reportedly chasing his ex-girlfriend with a knife and hammer on a downtown area street.
According to a police report, police responded to North Mills Street after being advised a man, armed with a hammer and a knife, was chasing a 19-year-old woman around 3:30 a.m. The victim, who police said was not a UW-Madison student, told police that she used to date the suspect.
The victim was able to escape into a residence in the 100 block of North Mills Street. According to police, the victim dropped her cell phone, some money and her cigarettes while being chased by the suspect.
Police arrested the suspect, Derrick J. McCradic, at gunpoint a short distance away. McCradic is tentatively charged with disorderly conduct while armed, and theft for reportedly picking up items dropped by the victim as she fled.
