Police arrested a man for battery and disorderly conduct after he assaulted a man who is legally blind on Atwood Avenue shortly after midnight Wednesday, according to a report from the Madison Police Department.
Twenty-five-year-old Robert C. Anderson was arrested for the battery outside Mr. Robert’s Bar & Grill at 2116 Atwood Ave., MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain wrote in a report.
While waiting outside the bar, the man stumbled into the suspect. The victim said Anderson then punched him in the face, which knocked him down. Witnesses from inside the bar reported seeing the suspect continue to punch the man. The victim told police he believes Anderson hit him more than 15 times.
The victim told the suspect he could not see him, according to the report. The suspect then replied with an expletive and foul language.
Officers arrested Anderson for felony battery because of the victim’s disability.
