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Incident Report for Case #2017-233621

Incident Type Weapons Violation

Incident Date 07/06/2017 - 6:40 PM

Address 418 S Gammon (Longhorn Steakhouse)

Arrested Rickey J. Resch, age 48, Madison

Suspect was arrested for 1st degree reckless endangerment while armed.

Victim(s) Male, age 63, Freeport, IL

Update An Illinois man and his wife were about to enjoy a wedding anniversary dinner Thursday night when a steak knife-wielding stranger – without provocation – began stabbing the 63-year-old man in the shoulder. A wait staff member at Longhorn Steakhouse, 418 S. Gammon Rd., had previously taken notice of the suspect's strange behavior and was keeping an eye on the diner. "He had a look in his eye and was twitching and mumbling to himself," recounted the waiter. When the suspect got up from his table and began the random attack, the observant employee – a 43-year-old Madison man – jumped into action. He threw himself at the suspect, knocking him down. The suspect got back up, and was now aggressing upon the employee. The waiter grabbed a chair to create distance, and quickly multiple people – diners and restaurant staff members alike – began to intervene. Several helped disarm and hold down the suspect while police were called; others went to aid the victim and his wife. As officers took the suspect into custody, the restaurant erupted in applause, and many took time to personally thank the waiter for his brave and heroic actions. "They said he did a great job and they don't know what would have happened without him interfering," wrote and officer in his report on the incident. The MPD will be nominating the waiter - and several others who assisted - for departmental citizen recognition awards. The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment of several wounds. Doctors indicated they were mostly superficial but a couple would need stitches.







Last updated 07/07/2017 at 10:25 AM by PIO Joel Despain