Madison police arrested a homeless man Tuesday for battery after he stomped on another man’s head.
Dmetrius L. Gordon, the 28-year-old suspect, stomped on the victim’s head before punching and biting him on the 200 block of West Mifflin Street, according to an incident report by Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.
Gordon also punched and bit the victim while the victim was laying on the ground.
The victim, a 43-year-old male, needed stitches to repair his injuries, according to the report.
Neither the suspect nor the victim, who are acquaintances, said what led to the violence.
Police arrested Gordon for attempted second-degree reckless endangering safety.
The incident occurred just steps away from the former site of Philosopher’s Grove, a popular area for the homeless to congregate. In August, the city cleared the area after numerous complaints of loitering, illegal drug use and violence.
