Alonzo Small

The News Journal

A man was arrested for invading a home and then assaulting the person who asked him to leave, Dover police said.

Keontre Hynson was arrested Thursday, in the area of North New Street and charged with home invasion and second degree assault, said Master Cpl. Hoffman, a public information officer with the Dover Police Department. Police had been searching for Hynson's whereabout since Sunday.

At approximately 2:04 a.m., Sunday, Hynson entered a residence in the 300 block of Fulton St., where, police say, a small gathering was taking place. Uninvited, Hynson was asked to leave by a man, Hoffman said.

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Hynson then struck the man in the back of the head with a handgun and fled on foot from the residence, Hoffman said.

The victim was transported to Bayhealth Kent General Hospital for a laceration to his head, Hoffman said.

Hynson was committed to Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna after failing to post $35,000 bail.

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