Sausage Dispute Leads to Arrest of Man Named 'Bacon'

A Madison man whose last name is Bacon, ironically, was arrested for assaulting another person during a dispute over food, police said.

Even more ironically, the dispute was over sausage.

On May 12 at 3:32 a.m., Officer Lisa Esposito responded to a Main Street residence for a reported dispute in progress, Lt. Joseph Cirella said.

When Esposito arrived, she found Thomas Bacon, 19, had allegedly assaulted another person inside the house over eating a piece of sausage, Cirella said.

Because of the sausage, Bacon was charged with simple assault and given a municipal court date.

The alleged victim’s identity was not released. No medical attention was needed.

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