Skip to main content

Dane County jail inmate attempts suicide; description fits Adam Peterson

A Dane County jail inmate accused of first-degree intentional homicide tried to commit suicide early Thursday morning, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The inmate, described as a 20-year-old man from Stillwater, Minn., fit the description of Adam Peterson, who has pleaded not guilty in the stabbing death of Madison resident Joel Marino.