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Police: Homeless Man Grabs UW Student On State St.

MADISON, Wis. — Madison police said they have arrested a 35-year-old homeless man suspected of grabbing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student while she was walking down State Street Sunday night.

Madison police said the 21-year-old UW-Madison student was walking with her 14-year-old sister on State Street Sunday night when a stranger grabbed the older sibling from behind and threw her over his shoulder. Police said the victim reported that the man who grabbed her seemed to either to be drunk or on drugs and was laughing.