UPDATE:MAGA hat assault: 19-year-old NJ man arrested in assault of elderly man

FRANKLIN (Somerset) - An 81-year-old township man was assaulted after being confronted for wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, authorities said.

The man was shopping at an Elizabeth Avenue supermarket around 3:30 p.m. Monday when he was assaulted, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a news release.

The victim sustained minor injuries and declined medical attention. Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Franklin Township Police Department are actively investigating the incident.

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ShopRite is the lone supermarket on Elizabeth Avenue in the township.

Robertson, Chief of Detectives John W. Fodor and Franklin Township Chief of Police Richard Grammar are requesting that anyone with information contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-5533.

Those with information can also use the STOPit app, which allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos.

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Staff Writer Nick Muscavage: 908-243-6615; ngmuscavage@gannettnj.com