Police: Man uses log-splitting ax to destroy TV, computer, car windshield, then calls 911 on self

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A Madison man who destroyed property using an ax called 911 on himself Sunday night, according to the Madison police chief.

Chief Mike Koval said in his blog that police responded to the report of a domestic disturbance on the city’s west side at about 10 p.m.

According to the blog, a 34-year-old man told police that he drank too much and overreacted when he thought his wife had damaged some of his prized action figures. When his wife left their home, he grabbed a log-splitting ax and used it to destroy the TV, TV stand, laptop computer and other items in the house.

He then moved outside and smashed the family car, chopping off both side mirrors and eventually striking the windshield with such force that the ax became stuck, police said.

When officers arrived, they found the ax embedded in the car’s windshield. The cost of the damage is more than $5,000, police said. Officers took the man into custody without incident. The man was arrested on suspicion of domestic-related charges, including disorderly conduct and felony damage to property. The man was taken to jail.

In the blog, the chief did not identify the man or the west side street where the incident took place.

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