A Wisconsin man is behind bars after a woman escaped a brutal attack that could have been much worse, authorities say.

Ismael Hernandez-Padilla, 39, stands accused of one count each of strangulation and suffocation, battery , disorderly conduct and bail jumping, according to the Dane County Sheriff's Office. The defendant is also being held on an immigration detainer filed the day of his arrest, records show.

The incident occurred near a gas station on Packers Avenue a little after 11 p.m. on Sunday, according to an incident report by the Madison Police Department.

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The victim said she had left her apartment to walk to the gas station and was walkin

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