A UW senior was arrested Tuesday after his roommate called the police about a broken beer pong table and a messy apartment.
Police were dispatched to Lucky Apartments, 777 University Ave., around 7:30 p.m. after a civil complaint call was made. Officers attempted to resolve a dispute between the two roommates about where to store a $140 beer pong table and responsibilities for cleaning up trash in the residence. Officers left the apartment after they thought the issues were resolved.
According to a police report, two hours later the 911 center received another call from the 21-year-old complainant who said the beer pong table was pushed in front of his door with trash stacked on top by his roommate. The roommate also allegedly threw a garbage can full of trash on top of the table owned by the complainant, creating a hole in the center of the table.
Officers arrived back at the apartment to find that ""tempers had escalated,"" according to Officer Howard Payne. When the roommate was asked whether he had damaged the table, he responded, ""Anything is possible.""
""The possibility of arrest significantly increased with officers on scene after that statement,"" Officer Payne said.
Jeffrey Klein, 22, was arrested and charged with intentional damage to property and a probation-hold violation.
