A former University of Wisconsin student representative was
arrested as a suspect after several intruders beat a 22-year-old Madison
resident during a home invasion last week. 

Madison Police Department officials took former Student
Services Finance Committee representative Peter Lorenz, 22, into custody after
he and two other men presumably attacked the victim August 1, an MPD statement
said.

Police also apprehended a second suspect, Ander Saleh, 22,
but a third individual believed to be responsible for the beating remains at
large.

Lorenz was a member of the seventeenth session of SSFC,
Committee chair Sarah Neibart said in an email to The Badger Herald. He was
appointed during the spring semester of the 2011 school year and served until
April 30.

 According to MPD’s
statement, the victim and Lorenz were involved in a money dispute, which led to
the altercation. Lorenz and the victim were already inside the victim’s West
Johnson Street apartment when the two additional suspects came to the door,
according to the statement

The three then proceeded to allegedly beat and kick the victim
who called out for someone to call police. The victim’s pleas were heard by a
citizen who then summoned MPD.

The suspects fled as officers arrived, according to the
statement, but Lorenz and Saleh were later tracked down and taken into custody.
The victim was taken to the hospital to treat body and head injuries, including
a possible broken nose and temple.

The victim claimed the suspects also stole cash and his cell
phone upon fleeing the scene.

It is still unclear whether or not Lorenz will face
disciplinary measures from the University of Wisconsin.

In an email to The Badger
Herald, Ervin Cox, a UW director of student assistance and judicial affairs,
said the university would involve itself in an off campus incident involving a
student only if the incident is believed to “adversely affect a substantial
university interest.” Cox did not comment on whether Lorenz was facing university
involvement.

An incident is considering
to have affected a substantial interest if those involved cause harm to themselves
or others, if the incident clashes with UW’s mission or if the incident can be
considered a criminal act, Cox said. 

He said criminal acts
include theft or assault, whether or not an arrest was issued. If this is the
case, the incident is seen as a violation of UW conduct and could lead to
suspension or expulsion for those involved.

Lorenz wascharged withstrangulation, first-degree endangerment, substantial
battery, and burglary, according to MPD’s statement. Saleh was arrested for
substantial battery and burglary.