You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry …

A man in the Midwest was accused of attacking an ATM so fiercely that the machine was dislodged from its base and knocked to the ground.

No, he wasn't Bruce Banner (aka the Incredible Hulk). The suspect in the case was Thomas H. Hagemaster, who allegedly attacked a machine at a Tinley Park, Ill. during a Toby Keith concert last weekend, Patch.com reported Wednesday.

A security staff member observed Hagemaster swipe his card at the machine and then begin kicking it, the article said, citing a police report. Hagemaster allegedly resisted the security guard's attempts to stop him and continued to strike the machine until it fell over.

Afterwards, Hagemaster admitted to losing his temper and offered to pay for repairs, the article said. The machine's front panel, top locking compartment and keypad lock were damaged, the article said.

The machine's exact offense was never made clear.

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