32-year-old Willmar Ray Cabarcas-Polo, A Venezuela National Charged With Several Felonies For Pistol Whipping Victim And Pointing Gun At Witnesses At An Indoor Soccer Facilty In Madison

Cabarcas-Polo was extradited to Wisconsin from Texas to face multiple criminal charges.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

May 7, 2025

Fitchburg, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Willmar Ray Cabarcas-Polo, 32, originally from Venezuela posted a $30,000 cash bail and was released after being extradited from Addison, Texas where he fled after allegedly pistol whipping (strikng) a male victim in the back of the head and then pointing a gun at witnesses including children at a indoor soccer facilty in Madison on April 13, according to the criminal complaint. Cabarcas-Polo had to surrender his passport to police under the bail conditions and must not leave Dane County without court permission.

Cabarcas-Polo was criminally charged with two felonies for substantial battery to intentionally cause harm including use of a dangerous weapon, 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety including use of a dangerous weapon, and two misdemeanor counts for intentionally pointing gun at a person and disorderly conduct including use of a dangerous weapon.

If convicted, Cabarcas-Polo is facing up to 3 years and 5 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for substantial battery, facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines, or both for 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety, and up to 9 months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for 1 misdemeanor count for pointing a gun at a person, and up to 90 days in jail and up to $1,000 in fines, or both for 1 misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. In addition, each felony count carry an enhancer (modifier), which adds 5 years to sentencing, and up to 6 months in jail for each misdemeanor enhancer.

According to Fitchburg police, Cabarcas-Polo was attending a soccer game at an indoor soccer facilty located at 2800 block of Index Road in Madison, when he noticed a prior acquaintance and went up to talk to him about a pending issue. During the heated conversation, Cabarcas-Polo then struck (pistol whipped) the male victim in the back of the head in front of multiple soccer game attendees and he allegedly pointed the gun at adults and children, but did not discharge his gun.

He left the scene before police arrived. An arrest warrant for Cabarcas-Polo was issued on April 17. Fitchburg police than executed an arrest warrant for Cabarcas-Polo at his residence, but later discovered that he had fled the state. 

Cabarcas-Polo was later arrested in Addison, Texas near Dallas and was extradited to Wisconsin to face criminal charges.

In 2022, Cabarcas-Polo illegally crossed into the U.S. through the Eagle Pass border crossing, was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol, and had a USICE arrest detainer, but was later lifted, according to Fitchburg police.