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Teen charged in tug-of-war over MAGA hat that left 81-year-old injured, grocery cart toppled
NJ.com ^ | 2/27/19 | Noah Cohen

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 Prosecutor’s 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 victim’s 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 victim’s cart of groceries and ultimately throwing the hat to the side...”

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"Tug-of-war" - sounds playful, Noah. I guess everybody was having a jolly time until somebody got hurt in the shenanigans.
1 posted on 02/28/2019 6:39:22 AM PST by dead
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Assault of an elderly person is a felony in some states..................


2 posted on 02/28/2019 6:41:49 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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“Teen” makes it sound like he was a minor. He is no such thing. Hopefully the prosecutor will go after him.


3 posted on 02/28/2019 6:41:58 AM PST by Artemis Webb
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To: dead

Senior Abuse is a FELONY everywhere!!


4 posted on 02/28/2019 6:42:17 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: dead
I have been wanting to geta MAGA hat...but...discretion being the better part of valor and all that...I have demured. Someone would get seriously hurt...and I speak not of myself.

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.

5 posted on 02/28/2019 6:47:28 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Atrophy of science is visible when the spokesman goes from Einstein to Sagan to Neil Degrasse Tyson.)
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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.


6 posted on 02/28/2019 6:49:56 AM PST by pepsionice
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That is just hilarious...


7 posted on 02/28/2019 6:50:09 AM PST by moovova
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Hmmmm, no pics of the perp and the vic at the link.

Gee, I wonder why....?


8 posted on 02/28/2019 6:53:08 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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NJ.com (the Newark Star Ledger) is a leftist rag, barely still in business. Had to go to a news site in California to find somebody to show his picture.

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.

9 posted on 02/28/2019 6:59:07 AM PST by dead (Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
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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.


10 posted on 02/28/2019 7:02:21 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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If soetoro had a son...


11 posted on 02/28/2019 7:07:07 AM PST by Eagles6
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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?


12 posted on 02/28/2019 7:10:01 AM PST by Eagles6
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To: dead

It sounds like this old adage needs to come back in to play:

“Never pick a fight with an old man. He won’t fight you. He’ll just shoot you.”


13 posted on 02/28/2019 7:12:38 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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To: Red Badger

EXTRA charges when involving a senior.


14 posted on 02/28/2019 7:17:09 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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Where’s the “Hate Crime” charge?

anyone doing this to an elderly black man wearing a “HOPE” t-shirt would absolutely be facing that


15 posted on 02/28/2019 7:18:48 AM PST by digger48
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Should probably also be charged with strong arm robbery if he took the hat.


16 posted on 02/28/2019 7:19:29 AM PST by gunnut
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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.


17 posted on 02/28/2019 7:25:34 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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The guy looks like the official salami supplier for Juicy Smellitt.


18 posted on 02/28/2019 7:27:13 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.")
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‘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.


19 posted on 02/28/2019 7:29:07 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: ridesthemiles
Ryan Salvagno graduated in 2017 from Franklin High.
20 posted on 02/28/2019 7:38:08 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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