A man apparently couldn't bring himself to rob a store on the UW-Madison campus on Friday, turning a large knife over to a clerk as he waited for police to arrest him.

Joseph Colquitt, 34, was tentatively arrested for disorderly conduct while armed and for a parole violation. The incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Walgreens at 311 East Campus Mall, the Madison Police Department reported.

According to police, Colquitt planned to rob the store, but once inside the store, he just couldn't do it.

"He opened his backpack and turned over a large knife to the clerk, telling the befuddled would-be victim he just couldn't go through with a planned holdup," said police spokesman Joel DeSpain.

Colquitt then told the clerk to "take the knife and my backpack and do what you have to do," indicating he knew police needed to be called.

"The suspect then waited for officers to arrive and make the arrest," DeSpain said.