Madison Police arrested two Fitchburg teenagers Tuesday after an argument between passengers on a Madison Metro bus became heated.
According to a police report, the bus driver stopped the vehicle in the 400 block of State Street around 1 p.m. because of a fight happening in the back of the bus. A 53-year-old woman told police the scuffle began after she asked for someone to give up a seat when a man using a cane boarded the bus and two teens began yelling at her to mind her own business.
After exchanging words, the victim said she took out her camera to photograph the teens in hopes of reporting them, according to police. One teen took the camera and threw it on the floor, cutting the victim's finger in the process, and the teens then exited the bus when the driver stopped.
Police arrested Tyrea Louise Cherry and Rosalind Marie Harrison, both 17, after locating them walking on State Street. Officers discovered a knife in one teen's bag and a large hammer in the other's bag.
Each teen is tentatively charged with disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon, and Cherry also faces a battery charge in the incident.
