The Madison Police Department revealed new details about last weekend's homicide near State Street as police continue the investigation.
According to MPD public information officer Joel DeSpain, an altercation between Crave Restaurant and Lounge employee Ross Spang, 22, of Madison, and victim Eduardo Cadematori, 27, of DeLand, Fla., inside the bar led to the beating a block away. DeSpain said the dispute began when Cadematori attempted to take a beer from behind the bar and Spang tried to stop him
According to an affidavit filed in Dane County Circuit Court and picked up by the Wisconsin State Journal, Spang said he tried to push Cadematori out of the bar and was struck in the mouth by Cadematori, drawing blood.
Spang said he retreated into the bar after being punched, where he found two patrons - Roynell T. Fuller, 19, of Madison, and another whose identity has not been released by police. The three men left the bar, stopping Cadematori near the intersection of State and Johnson Streets. After a brief argument, the affidavit says Fuller struck Cadematori on the left side of his face, dropping him to the ground. Spang, as well as a witness to the crime, confirmed Fuller as the man who threw the punch.
DeSpain said police found Cadematori unconscious on the sidewalk where witnesses had moved him, but said he did not know whether Cadematori's injuries had been a result of the punch, his head hitting the ground or a combination of both.
Cademartori succumbed to his injuries late Monday evening.
Bail has been set at $10,000 for Spang and $5,000 dollars for Fuller. The two could face more serious charges now that the case is being investigated as a homicide.
