A man was arrested Wednesday night after a State Street apartment resident reported that someone was trying to cut or rip his window screen, Madison police reported.
Two officers patrolling the area responded and arrested Samuel L. Coffee III, 39, no permanent address. Coffee was jailed on tentative charges of burglary and six counts of bail jumping.
According to police, a 22-year-old man reported that he was in his apartment in the 500 block of State Street around 11 p.m. Wednesday when he heard someone outside in the area of a fire escape, trying to cut or rip his window screen.