Police: 81-Year-Old Man Assaulted Over ‘MAGA’ Hat (Updated)

February 27, 2019 Crime

Update: 19-year-old Ryan M. Salvagno has been charged with assault, a disorderly person’s offense and harassment, a petty disorderly person’s offense after he allegedly tried to take a “Make America Great Again” cap from an 81-year-old man, assaulting him in the process.

A release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said that Salvagno followed the victim out of Shop Rite on Elizabeth Avenue and tried to grab his hat after a brief verbal confrontation.

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Police: 81-Year-Old Man Assaulted Over ‘MAGA’ Hat (Updated)

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