Guests At Motel Save Worker’s Life

Fort Atkinson Police give three guests credit for saving the life of a Villa Inn Motel employee when she was attacked.  The incident happened Saturday at about 4:00 P-M.  Investigators say a customer called the front desk saying the coffee machine in his room was broken.  A female employee responded, only to be dragged into the room by her hair and stabbed.  When two women and a man heard the attack, they kicked in the door and helped the victim escape.  The 50-year-old suspect from Whitewater engaged a SWAT team in a four-hour standoff before he was taken into custody.  He was in a Madison hospital Tuesday being treated for self-inflicted stab wounds.  Fort Atkinson Police say they are checking reports that the suspects had harassed workers at other motels.