A CONVERSATION WITH ATM LANDS MAN BACK IN JAIL
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: May 15 2019 5:53 PM
WASHINGTON COUNTY: A man who told deputies people were trying to kill him is behind bars on a felony drug charge after attempting to carry on a conversation with a local convenient store’s ATM.
Around 2:30 a.m., May 14th, a man later identified as 35-year-old Phillip Hardrick entered the Tom Thumb in Wausau and helped himself to a Snicker’s bar, and a drink, without paying. He then proceeded to talk to the ATM.
Minutes later, deputies responding to the scene were met by Hardrick, who was running through the parking lot. Hardrick turned and charged at one of the deputies but was quickly detained.
Hardrick was holding a hand-rolled cigarette that he stated was filled with "spice".
As deputies attempted to identify Hardrick, he claimed he had thrown his wallet and belongings into a baseball field nearby because people were trying to kill him.
His wallet and other personal items were located along with a rolled dollar bill, which contained methamphetamine.
Hardrick, who was released from jail just days prior, was arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail on one count of possession of a controlled substance.
He also had an active violation of probation warrant at the time of his arrest.
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