Incident Type: Stabbing
Incident Date: 5/3/24
Release Date: 5/3/24
Incident Number: FP24-08615
Arrested: Laquate White, 37, Madison
Prepared By: Captain Edward Hartwick
Details: Around 1:47 a.m. this morning, Fitchburg Police officers were dispatched to the parking lot of Monkeyshines Bar & Grill, 6209 McKee Road, for a report of a stabbing. On scene, officers located a 39-year-old woman with a significant but non-life-threatening wound. Officers provided aid to the victim until paramedics arrived and transported her to a hospital.
Additional officers stopped the suspect as she left the scene in an SUV. Officers located the weapon believed to be from the incident in the vehicle and took the suspect into custody.
The preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect, Laquate White, armed herself with an edged weapon after an altercation began in the bar parking lot, which ended in the stabbing of the 39-year-old victim.
White was later booked into the Dane County Jail on tentative charges of 2nd Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Substantial Battery, and Disorderly Conduct While Armed.
Officers from the Verona Police Department and deputies from the Dane County Sheriff's Office assisted with the response to this significant incident.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Fitchburg Police Department at (608) 270-4300. Callers can remain anonymous and contact Madison Area Crime Stoppers at (608) 266-6014 or by visiting P3Tips.com.