Georgia Man With Knife Chased 2 Women At Motel 6: Report

OAK CREEK, WI — Police in Oak Creek say a Georgia man wanted on charges tried running down a woman in the Motel 6 parking lot.

According to Oak Creek police call logs, officers were sent to the Motel 6 at just before 3 a.m. on Jan. 5 on a report that a man who was wanted in Georgia had been staying at the motel, and had been chasing two women around the building with a knife.

Police call logs stated that the man, described as wearing a camouflage jacket, blue jeans and cowboy boots tried disposing of his knife in a garbage can outside Motel 6. He was arrested at about the same time, police said.

According to police, the man initially admitted to chasing a car, but denied using a knife. When police followed up with each of the women by phone, they reported said that the man chased after them with a knife and attempted to open a door on their car.

Police are following up on this incident. The man was wanted in Georgia for a probation violation after he was originally charged with drunken driving, police call logs stated.