Madison police arrested a man suspected of robbing the Park Bank on East Main Street Friday, Feb. 3, according to a statement from the police department.
An officer, on a routine patrol, spotted the suspect Saturday at a shelter in the 600 block of E. Washington Ave. and confronted him. The suspect, Richard L. Chapman, ran and hid in the bathroom until he was taken into custody, at which point he spit in an arresting officer’s face.
Officers found several pieces of evidence linking Chapman to the Park Bank robbery that occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 3. During the incident, a man slipped a teller a note indicating they had a weapon and demanded money.
No weapon was ever displayed, and the man ran from the scene with a significant amount of cash.
Chapman was arrested for discharging bodily fluids at a public worker, resisting and obstructing, possessing drug paraphernalia, and on a probation violation. Additional charges related to the robbery case are likely.
The investigation is ongoing.
