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A Des Moines man was arrested after apparently fighting with other patrons at a bar and then returning to the bar with a hatchet, police said.

Shelby Mustang GT500 Miller, 26, was charged with going armed with intent, public intoxication and a parole violation.

Officers driving by Cheap Seats Sports Bar, 2301 Hubbell Ave., around 1 a.m. Thursday saw Miller in an altercation with another man. As officers walked over, Miller walked away. He told an officer it was a verbal argument.

The other man told officers the two had argued but Miller had removed his shirt and seemed ready to fight.

Two of Miller's friends said that they would take him home and that he lived just behind the bar, police reports show.

Officers stayed in the area and soon saw Miller enter the bar again, authorities said.

Later, another man emerged from the bathroom holding a hatchet and told police Miller had come in with it under his shirt and left it in the bar, police said.

Miller was cooperative until he saw the hatchet, then became confrontational again, officers said. He told police they had "the wrong guy" but never denied the hatchet was his, police reports show.

Miller was arrested and remains at the Polk County Jail with no bond.