Crime & Safety
Man Charged After Asking for Manager's 'Papers'
Suspect makes issues at Family Dollar before he's arrested at his home, according to criminal complaint.
A Waukesha man is facing charges alleging he walked into a store and began knocking items to the ground before demanding to see the “papers” of a Hispanic manager, according to a criminal complaint.
Robert C. Ballogh, 41, was charged in t last week with one count of disorderly conduct and one count of bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up to one year in prison and $11,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On Feb. 19, Ballogh went to Family Dollar, 139 E. Broadway, and knocked items down, breaking several of them. When a manager asked him to leave, Ballogh “got in his face” and demanded to “see his papers.”
He purchased some items and left the store, but the manager was able to identify him from a photo lineup.
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Ballogh was arrested at his home and began to make sporadic statements about knocking the items down due to a medical condition and saying he was being arrested because “someone wanted a promotion.”
He’s currently being held in Waukesha County Jail on $500 bond.
