Contractor arrested for confrontation with Waukesha mayor
A 61-year-old Waterford man was arrested at Waukesha City Hall Friday afternoon after he barged into Mayor Jeff Scrima's office and demanded to speak with the mayor about a permit dispute, police said.
The man, identified as a contractor who owns a building company, first went to the city's building inspector's office because he was upset about a permit application that was denied in June, Waukesha police Sgt. Jerry Habanek said.
According to Habanek, the man started yelling before storming over to Scrima's office, where he demanded to speak with the mayor. After being told he would need an appointment the man saw Scrima in his office, barged in, threw a folder on the mayor's desk and started screaming.
Scrima called police, who arrested the man without incident, Habanek said.
"He was not your normal, 'I-got-a-problem-can-you-help-me?' kind of guy," Habanek said.
"He scared a lot of people at City Hall."
The man was in custody Friday evening facing a possible state charge of disorderly conduct, Habanek said.
