Police in east Tennessee arrested a man who was fighting them in his underwear and cowboy boots at a Walmart, the Advocate and Democrat of Madisonville reported.

Jacob Bradley Hodge, 28, of Madisonville, was charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, the newspaper reported.

Police were responding to a fight at the Walmart in Madisonville when officers were confronted by Hodge, who was screaming and cursing while clad in just his underwear and cowboy boots, authorities said.

Patrolmen Daniel Martin and Kyle Day of the Madisonville Police Department tried to get Hodge to go home with his friends, but he became belligerent and started to walk away, the Advocate and Democrat reported. Day said he grabbed Hodge’s arm but the man resisted. Hodge then hit Day in the face as the patrolmen attempted to handcuff him, police said.

About the Author

Keep Reading

250820 Atlanta, Ga: Chef J. Trent Harris making sushi. Photo for Dining Guide 2025. Styling by J. Trent Harris and Bailey Garrot. Photo taken Wednesday August 20, 2025 at Mujo. AAJC 092825 DG Atlanta 50 (BAILEY GARROT FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

Featured

A electronic billboard showing Apalachee High School students Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn and teachers Cristina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall is seen at a vigil at Jug Tavern Park in Winder on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2024)

Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC