Crime & Safety
Man With Knife Caught Peeing Downtown
Suspect tells police he had a 10-inch knife to protect himself from an impending bar fight at Salty Toad, according to a criminal complaint.
A 21-year-old Waukesha man is facing multiple charges after he was caught urinating outside a bar downtown Saturday while carrying a 10-inch kitchen knife, according to a criminal complaint.
Dustin P. Faulkner was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of carrying a concealed weapon, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. If convicted, he faces up to 13 months in prison and $11,500 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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At 3 a.m. Saturday, Waukesha police responded to the 300 block of West Broadway after an Opticop camera spotted Faulkner urinating outside. He was standing outside Hannon’s bar with seven other people when officers arrived and denied urinating outside before eventually showing police where it took place.
An officer told him the camera also spotted something shiny in his hand, which Faulkner said was a kitchen knife he had in his pocket. The man told police he planned to use the knife to defend himself in a bar fight at Salty Toad.
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He was assigned $500 bail while awaiting trial.
