A Tesla Cybertruck drove onto Library Mall Tuesday evening near at least two student polling stations, about thirty minutes before polls closed, according to a police dispatch call.
The driver was identified as 31-year old David J. Volm of Stevens Point, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) incident report.
Volm tossed drug paraphernalia onto the ground and shouted “free weed,” according to an X post made by Rep. Francesca Hong, D-Madison. A spokesperson for UWPD told The Daily Cardinal the items were “business promotional.”
Volm was arrested and booked into the Dane County Jail by UWPD on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct. He was also cited for multiple traffic violations.
No one was injured by the truck, and the driver has no affiliation with UW-Madison.
This is a developing story.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated at 10 a.m. on April 2, 2025 to include details from a police incident report.
Alaina Walsh is the associate news editor for The Daily Cardinal. She has covered breaking news on city crimes and a variety of state and campus stories, including the 2024 presidential election and the UW-Madison budget.
Ella Hanley is the college news editor for The Daily Cardinal. She previously served as associate news editor and wrote for the city and state news desks. She is a fourth-year journalism and criminal justice student. She has written breaking news and in-depth on Trump administration funding cuts to UW-Madison and local Madison people and organizations. Her work reporting on Yung Gravy has been featured in the New York Times. Follow her on Twitter at @ellamhanley.
