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Authorities arrested a Cherry Hill man who allegedly assaulted another male in Queen Village Saturday.
At 12:38 a.m., police spotted two men scuffling in a 600-block-of-East-Passyunk-Avenue parking lot, and, upon their approach, witnessed one punch the other, reach into his pockets and make a profane request for his possessions, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. After they identified themselves, the supposed aggressor fled on foot toward South Street, ducking into a bar, where they arrested him.
The complainant explained that he had been walking to work when the arrestee, 21-year-old John McLaughlin of Cherry Hill, approached him to demand a cigarette. Once he refused, he suffered a blow to the face, thus inciting their altercation. He parted with no possessions, Tolliver said, and did not report sustaining any injuries. Authorities charged McLaughlin with simple assault, attempted theft and robbery.
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