Food fuss heats up during overnight hours in Madison, police report. 
 
 A Madison man whose last name is Bacon, ironically, was arrested for assaulting another person during a dispute over food, police said. 
 
 Even more ironically, the dispute was over sausage. 
 
 On May 12 at 3:32 a.m., Officer Lisa Esposito responded to a Main Street residence for a reported dispute in progress, Lt. Joseph Cirella said. 
 
 When Esposito arrived, she found Thomas Bacon, 19, had allegedly assaulted another person inside the house over eating a piece of sausage, Cirella said. 
 
 Because of the sausage, Bacon was charged with simple assault and given a municipal court date. 
 
 The alleged victim’s identity was not released. No medical attention was needed. 
 
 Other Patch stories: ||||| MADISON - A 19-year-old Madison man faces charges after police say he grew upset over someone taking the last piece of sausage. 
 
 Around 3:30 a.m. on May 12, Madison Police Officer Lisa Esposito was dispatched on a report of a dispute at a Main Street home, Madison Police Lt. Joseph Cirella said in a news release. 
 
 After Esposito arrived, she learned that Thomas Bacon allegedly assaulted another person in the house for eating the breakfast meat, Cirella said. 
 
 Bacon was charged with simple assault and released pending an upcoming appearance in Madison Municipal Court, the lieutenant said. 
 
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– Pity poor Thomas Bacon, who is grabbing headlines for what might be a mundane arrest—were it not for his last name and the role sausage allegedly plays in the story. NJ.com reports the 19-year-old has been charged with simple assault in connection with a May 12 incident. Police were called to his Madison home, where, some time before 3:30am, Bacon had allegedly assaulted another person there who had eaten the last piece of breakfast sausage. Madison Patch reports the alleged victim didn't need medical care. Bacon was released on his own recognizance, per the Daily Record. (Bizarrely, in the same vein: an alleged crime involving bacon and an unfortunate last name.)