Man allegedly steals laptop, gets beaten because of it
Posted on January 29, 2010
By BILL NOVAK
A man who allegedly stole a laptop computer was tracked down and then allegedly beaten for hours by the victims, who in turn were arrested after the alleged thief called police on his cell phone.
The two arrested for allegedly beating the laptop thief are Tidane Ahmed, 21, and Diallo Ahmed, 22, Madison police reported.
The alleged thief, Daniel Berg, 25, also was taken to jail on a probation violation after he was released from a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The bizarre turn of events played out at about 8 p.m. Thursday at the Equinox apartments, 409 W. Gorham St.
"The victim (Berg) had stolen a laptop computer from the suspects," said Lt. Joey Skenandore in the incident report. "The suspects located the victim on State Street and brought him back to their apartment, where they beat him for several hours."
