Police: Man in underwear and cowboy boots fights officers at Walmart

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — Police in east Tennessee arrested a man who fought them in his underwear and cowboy boots at a Walmart, The Advocate & Democrat of Madisonville reported.

Jacob Bradley Hodge, 28, of Madisonville, was charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, the newspaper reported.

Police were responding to a report of a fight at the Walmart in Madisonville when officers were confronted by Hodge, who was screaming and cursing while clad in just his underwear and cowboy boots, authorities said.

Madisonville police Patrolmen Daniel Martin and Kyle Day tried to get Hodge to go home with his friends, but he became belligerent and started to walk away, The Advocate & Democrat reported.

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Day said he grabbed Hodge’s arm but the man resisted.

Hodge then hit Day in the face as the patrolmen attempted to handcuff him, police said.

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