A 30-year-old Madison man was punched in the face early Wednesday morning after he and his friend had an altercation with another man, Madison Police reported Friday.
The man said he and his friend approached a man smoking on the 600 block of University Avenue after leaving a downtown bar to inquire about buying cigarettes, according to the report.
Police said the man asked if he would sell him cigarettes. The suspect then began, according to the victim, an argument about being a lawyer from Illinois.
""The victim turned to his friend to say something like, ‘Can you believe this guy?'"" Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. ""As he did so, the smoker cold cocked the victim in the head.""
The injured man was taken to a hospital where he needed several stitches.
The suspect fled before police arrived.
