A burglary suspect arrested Thursday night is facing more than burglary charges after a loaded handgun was found in his backpack, Madison police reported. Christopher Mason, 31, of Madison, was tentatively charged with burglary and being a felon in possession of a firearm, police said in a news release. A second suspect in the burglary that happened shortly before 8 p.m. in the 400 block of West Doty Street is still at large, police said. According to the release, a UW-Madison student sleeping on a living room couch woke up to find two strangers in his house.
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