OCEAN CITY -- Five men from Pennsylvania were arrested on the Fourth of July on charges they assaulted lifeguards on a popular Ocean City beach, police said.

Breland Roach, 26, and Qwanayzia Nelson, 23, both of Harrisburg, Pa.; and Harold E. Corbin, 25, and Darnell M. Willingham, 29, both of Philadelphia, were charged with aggravated assault and related charges, according to the Ocean City Police Department. Trevis Willingham, 34, of Philadelphia, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, police said.

The lifeguards reportedly encountered multiple intoxicated people causing a disturbance around 4:30 p.m. and called police for help. Police said the men were still assaulting the lifeguards when police arrived.

Two of the men then ran on the boardwalk and into Gillian's Wonderland Pier, and police and lifeguards chased after them on foot, police said.

The three other men were arrested on the beach, according to police

All of the men were charged and released on summonses.

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