Posted on 02/28/2019 6:39:22 AM PST by dead
Authorities said Wednesday an arrest was made in the assault of an 81-year-old man, who was attacked over the Make America Great Again hat he was wearing outside a supermarket.
The victim was leaving a ShopRite on Elizabeth Avenue in Franklin Township he was confronted by 19-year-old Ryan M. Salvagno about his hat, according to the Somerset County Prosecutors Office.
The two had a brief exchange of words about the hat before the older man tried to leave around 3:25 p.m. Monday, authorities said.
As the victim turned to walk away, defendant Salvagno was able to grab the victims hat and the two struggled for sole possession of the hat, Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.
Salvagno then took the victim by the arm and threw him to the ground, tipping over the victims cart of groceries and ultimately throwing the hat to the side...
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Assault of an elderly person is a felony in some states..................
“Teen” makes it sound like he was a minor. He is no such thing. Hopefully the prosecutor will go after him.
Senior Abuse is a FELONY everywhere!!
So...I just ordered one of these from eBay:

It might have the same effect as a MAGA hat for some easily triggered POS but hey...what the heck. Gotta have some fun.
Adult (19 years old). Felony charge. Even 4th degree assault, if convicted, would trigger a $10,000 fine and up to 18 months in prison. If the old guy has some injury and is ‘laid-up’...this could even go to 3rd degree assault, getting to the 3-to-5 year situation in prison. Pretty stupid to show up in some NJ jail, and the gang there asks you what you did, and you admit you beat some old guy with a MAGA hat.
That is just hilarious...
Hmmmm, no pics of the perp and the vic at the link.
Gee, I wonder why....?


They even give his high school wrestling record! He was 7-40 over three years against people his own age and size. He's 1-0 in the 81-year-old division.
It’s owned by Advance.
Nuff said, I know.
They can leave the pics out, but people are noticing the absence. The rag is NOT doing itself any favors.
If soetoro had a son...
Gee, if the victim is White then this is a racist hate crime and why don’t we know his name and address like with Michael Sandman from Covington Catholic?
It sounds like this old adage needs to come back in to play:
Never pick a fight with an old man. He wont fight you. Hell just shoot you.
EXTRA charges when involving a senior.
Where’s the “Hate Crime” charge?
anyone doing this to an elderly black man wearing a “HOPE” t-shirt would absolutely be facing that
Should probably also be charged with strong arm robbery if he took the hat.
Hopefully, this feral loser will experience the “pleasures” of jail. Before that, the 81-year-old should be allowed to hit the degenerate with a baseball bat. The guy is such a worthless punk.
The guy looks like the official salami supplier for Juicy Smellitt.
‘Hate crimes’ don’t exist for beating up on a 75-year-old guy. Same for some drunk guy assaulting another drunk guy who is 30 years older.
Now, if we can establish that the 81-year old guy in this case was gay....and the assault kid was straight....well, that’s a whole new ballgame.
So if you ever get into a bad situation and about to get beat up bad....just announce as you get hit...you are gay. Then take the punches, and figure that the assault guy will be doing extra long time in prison for a hate-crime.
Ryan Salvagno graduated in 2017 from Franklin High.
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