Madison police arrested a man Thursday night after citizens reported he was chasing a man down the street armed with two knives and wearing only his boxer shorts.
According to a police report, the incident took place on the 500 block of East Mifflin Street around 7 p.m. The suspect, 59-year-old Hyman Huff, was located inside his apartment and was intoxicated.
Huff told police he chased someone out of his apartment, but had thought the person was a friend. He said the man he chased punched him in the face several times after he refused to let the man move in with him. The suspect said the man currently lives at a men's shelter.
Huff was arrested and tentatively charged with disorderly conduct while armed and a probation hold. Police took two knives from his residence.
Huff told police he remembers getting into a heated argument inside his apartment but does not remember going outside.
