Man Tasered after Supermarket Rampage
A Shorewood man could face jail time if convicted of charges that came after the Feb. 8 incident, where police say he lobbed soda and liquor bottles around the store.
When a woman asked a male Pick 'n Save customer for help reaching a bottle of water, it touched off a rampage that ended with the man arrested and facing jail time. Brian J. Burgess, 39, of Shorewood, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors, in connection with the incident. Police went to Pick 'n Save, 4145 N. Oakland Ave., on Feb. 8 after employees reported a disruptive customer. When officers arrived, according to the criminal complaint, a customer said a man threw a bottle of soda at her and called her names after she asked him to reach a bottle of water for her. Customers and employees went on to say the man continued throwing bottles of soda on the ground, causing them to break. The woman said the …
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