MADISON - Two statues that stood outside the Wisconsin State Capitol were torn down late Tuesday night by protesters of police, including one of an abolitionist who fought on the side of forces seeking to end slavery during the Civil War.

Fury exploded again in Madison Tuesday night following the arrest of a Black man who was arrested after bringing a megaphone and a baseball bat into a Capitol square restaurant. Amid the melee, Democratic state Sen. Tim Carpenter was attacked after taking a photo of protesters while on his way to work at the Capitol.

"I don't know what happened … all I did was stop and take a picture … and the next thing I'm getting five-six punches, getting kicked in the head," Carpenter told a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter following the assault.

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