NORTH LAKE STREET

Battery

An out-of-state college student visiting Madison over the weekend found himself victim to a serious battery Saturday morning, according to a Madison Police Department report.

The report said the 20-year-old was found bleeding near North Lake Street and Langdon Street. He was transported to a local hospital and treated for a broken nose and other non-life-threatening head injuries.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the incident happened outside of the Kollege Klub bar, where the victim was apparently attacked without motivation.

“This is troubling because from my understanding, the victim was minding his own business when the suspects got out of an SUV and attacked without provocation,” Verveer said. “The attack seems very random and scary.”

According to MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain, a witness of the incident said he heard a loud noise and watched two men enter a black SUV before he found the victim. He described one man as being black with a shaved head and a button-down plaid shirt. It is unknown if the two men caused the victim’s injuries.

DeSpain said the witness found broken bottles near the victim, but he noted glass shards were not found on the victim’s body. Medical staff also said the victim’s injuries suggest he was either punched or kicked, according to DeSpain.

The victim has been unable to provide information about the incident or a potential suspect.

“He was very disoriented,” DeSpain said. “He really, at the time, wasn’t able to tell us much of anything.”

No arrests have been made in connection to the incident.

UNIVERSITY AVENUE 

Arrested Person

After causing a disruption at two downtown bars early Saturday morning, a Madison man has been arrested on tentative charges of battery and possession of marijuana.

According to an MPD report, Deonte Thompson, 21, was involved in an altercation between two bouncers outside of Logan’s on West Johnson Street.

DeSpain said Deonte allegedly punched one bouncer in the chest and the other in the face before fleeing. Neither bouncer was significantly injured, he added.

Police were dispatched a short time later to Segredo bar on University Avenue, where employees told the officers that a man dropped a handgun on the floor, left the bar and returned later to demand the gun be returned to him. The report said an employee took the gun home and called police to have it returned.

Deonte, who fit descriptions given by both Logan’s and Segredo employees, was spotted near a Lake Street parking ramp, according to the report. He claimed he wore an empty gun holster because it was “sexy.” Police also found marijuana in the suspect’s pocket.

“It is extremely troubling that a patron had a loaded handgun at Segredo, and he happened to be the same individual who was a problem at Logan’s,” Verveer said.

Deonte was arrested on two charges of battery, possession of marijuana and resisting arrest. The case is still under investigation and additional charges may be pending, DeSpain added.

WEST MIFFLIN STREET 

Attempted Burglary

A pizza delivery driver alerted police of an in-progress burglary Sunday morning around 3:30 a.m., when he witnessed a man trying to pry open a door on West Mifflin Street with a crowbar, according to a report.

After the driver provided a description of the suspect, officers pulled over Michael Makar, 41, as he was riding a bicycle near the State Capitol. They found a 20″ crowbar and an empty backpack on his person.

Makar, who has been convicted of burglary in the past, was arrested on charges of non-residential burglary.