Two More MAGA Hat Crimes: Angry Teens Target an Elderly Man and Fellow High School Student


A 19-year old in New Jersey, Ryan M. Salvagno, was arrested for allegedly throwing an 81-year old man to the ground over being offended by the man’s MAGA hat, and in Oklahoma, Kenneth Dewayne Jones, 18, faces assault charges for knocking a MAGA hat off a fellow student’s head and ripping away his Trump flag.

A student at Edmond Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, was
caught on video confronting a student wearing a “Make America Great
Again” hat and a “Trump 2020” banner as a cape. The student knocked the
MAGA hat off of the other student’s head, before forcibly ripping the
banner off and throwing it to the ground.

An altercation between two students involving a MAGA hat and a “Trump
2020” banner at a high school in Edmond, Oklahoma, was caught on video
on Monday, which resulted in one of the students being issued a summons
for battery and assault.

The video shows a student, identified as 18-year-old Kenneth Dewayne,
confronting a white student wearing a MAGA hat and wearing a “Trump
2020” banner as a cape, in what appears to be a hallway inside the high
school, as reported by the Edmond Sun.

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New Jersey authorities arrested 19-year-old Ryan M. Salvagno on charges assault and harassment of an 81-year old man outside of a supermarket for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.

From Canyon News:

An 81 year old unidentified Somerset man, wearing a red “Make America
Great Again” hat, was assaulted Monday, February 25 outside of the
ShopRite Grocery Store in Somerset, NJ. Ryan M. Salvagno, 19, of Amwell
Road is being charged for the crime.

The unidentified male victim was finishing his shopping and was
exiting the grocery store located 435 Elizabeth Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873
when he was approached by Salvagno, who expressed his disapproval of
the victim’s MAGA hat.

Ryan Salvagno graduated in 2017 from Franklin High.

After a verbal argument ensued, witnesses reported the victim trying
to leave. Salvagno grabbed the victims hat off of his head. When the
victim tried to take his hat back, Salvagno grabbed his arm and threw
him to the ground, tossing his hat and tipping his shopping cart.

The victim suffered minor injuries and refused transportation to the hospital to be treated.

Salvagno was arrested on Wednesday, February 27 and faces criminal
charges. He graduated in 2017 where he trained and competed on the
wrestling team for the Franklin Warriors since 2014. He is also a
self-described dancer.

It is unknown if the crime is being treated under special circumstances given the age of the victim.

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