University of Wisconsin Police Department responded to do a welfare check of a man sleeping in Memorial Library shortly after midnight Tuesday morning.
According to the UWPD incident report, the 32 year-old man was identified as James Charles. UWPD determined Charles had a warrant for his arrest.
Charles initially resisted arrest even after multiple commands to stop resisting. A UWPD officer eventually deployed pepper spray and were able to safely arrest Charles.
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Charles was then taken into custody without injury and booked in Dane County Jail for the warrant and additional charges for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
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