Politics & Government

UPDATE: Brookfield Man Cited in Dispute with Recall Walker Petitioners

A supporter of the effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker said the man grabbed his video camera and shoved it back Saturday in a heated exchange, police reports say.

Update:Β WISN TV interviewed the petitioners involved and obtained their video of the confrontation.Β 

surrounding the attempted recall of Gov. Scott Walker, but they had not resulted in arrests or citations.

On Saturday, however, a Brookfield man was cited with non-criminal disorderly conduct for allegedly grabbing a camera from a recall petitioner during a heated argument, according to police reports.

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The camera owner caught some of the exchange on video, which he gave to police, the reports said.

Brookfield police were called to Brookfield Fashion Center, 17000 W. Blue Mound Rd., about 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

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According to police reports:

A Waukesha man said a man approached two recall petitioners, swore at them and grabbed the Waukesha man's video camera, acting like he was going to throw it, before shoving it back. He then drove off in a pickup truck.

Recall petitioners gave police the truck's license plate number. The truck's listed owner, a 59-year-old Brookfield man, told police he had "got fired up over the matter."

The Brookfield man could not be reached for comment Monday afternoon. He was given a citation that carries a maximum $492 penalty, with a Jan. 16 municipal court date.


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