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RACINE — A bet for a cookie resulted in a Racine County Jail inmate allegedly beating another inmate with a wooden broom, according to a Racine County Sheriff’s report.

Tarence A. Banks, 34, of the 3200 block of Victory Avenue, was charged as a repeat offender on Tuesday with battery by a prisoner and disorderly conduct after he allegedly beat another jail inmate in the head with a broom on Monday.

The inmate told a Racine County Sheriff’s deputy that he and Banks were discussing sports scores, disagreeing as to which team won a game. There was a cookie bet on the line, and Banks was asking for the inmate’s cookie, the report states. Banks allegedly became upset with the inmate, and beat him over the head with the broom’s brush.

Banks told a deputy that the inmate had been picking on him all day because he only has one arm. He said he feared he was going to be beaten and needed to defend himself because he lacked an arm, according to the report.

The sheriff’s report didn’t state about which sporting event Banks and the inmate were arguing.

Court Commissioner Alice Rudebusch set Banks’ bond at $500 cash during his initial appearance in court Tuesday. His preliminary hearing is Sept. 4.