Man arrested for noise complaint says God told him to play loud music, police say

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Dane County Sheriff's Office John Reighn

A Madison man was arrested Wednesday night for a noise complaint after refusing to cooperate with police and telling police God told him to play loud music, officials said.

Officers responded around 11:25 p.m. to the 1000 block of Williamson Street for a loud music complaint, according to a release. Officers said they could hear the music from a significant distance with their squad car windows closed.

Officers were familiar with the residence and approached the resident, 38-year-old John Henry Reighn, of Madison, about turning down the music, officials said. They said Reighn has been warmed about excessively loud music in the past.

Reighn temporarily turned the music down to explain that God told him to play the music loud, and he was going to continue to do that, police said.

Officers tried to get Reighn to compromise, but he turned the music even higher, according to the release.

Officer told Reighn that if he complied, he would only get a citation, but he became increasingly agitated and uncooperative and was eventually arrested and taken to the Dane County Jail, officials said. Reighn faces a tentative charge of disturbing with a radio, phonograph or other such device.

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