Police say Madhatter’s patron hit Madison man in face with glass bottle

A Madison man needed fifteen stitches after being hit in the face with a glass beer bottle at a downtown bar by another man early Sunday morning.

Police reported the incident took place at Madhatter’s Bar, 322 W. Gorham St., at 2:06 a.m. Sunday.

The 24-year-old man said he “accidentally bumped” into another man at the at the bar near the top of some stairs. The suspect then took several steps back down the stairs before hurling a glass beer bottle in the victim’s face, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.

The victim described the male suspect as white, 5’6” to 5’8” and 150 to 170 pounds. The victim also described the suspect as having shaggy brown hair, according to a police statement.