Teen accused of attempted homicide claims self-defense after alleged fight over drugs

A teenager arrested after beating a man with a baseball bat, leaving him with potentially fatal injuries, told police that the fight was a disagreement over a drug transaction but said he acted in self-defense, according to a police document released Friday. Koalton Peterson, 18, is tentatively charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide after he left Ryan M. Smith, 20, of Fitchburg, with skull fractures and lung injuries early Tuesday. Full Story: Wisconsin State Journal