Argument over sleeping space turns to battery, assault

Three suspects reportedly beat up and robbed a 33-year-old Madison man following an argument over a sleeping space Sunday night on the 10 block of North Carroll Street, according to MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.

The suspects, two unidentified women and Frederick Burton, 54, told the victim to leave the space after discovering the victim had already claimed it for the night, according to an MPD incident report. When the victim refused to leave, the suspects got physically violent.

DeSpain said the victim then tried to call 911, before the suspects grabbed the victim’s iPhone and ran away.

Police arrested Burton, but are still looking for the two women, both of which were identified as African-American, according to the report.