A St. Paul man has been charged with assault for striking a 55-year-old man in the back of the head at a St. Paul gas station and leaving him bleeding on the ground in May, according to a Ramsey County District Court criminal complaint.

The 55-year-old was attacked for complaining about trash thrown on the ground at the Holiday Stationstore at 281 N. Snelling Ave., the charges say.

Antwoine Lamont McDaniel, 33, was charged with third-degree assault for punching the older man, who sustained a subdural hematoma and traumatic brain injury in the attack, according to the complaint. Related Articles St. Paul PD highlights surveillance photos of looting suspects, seeks tips

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When questioned by police, McDaniel said that the victim “sort of pushed and got too close to” the front seat passenger, so he hit the man once, got into a Jeep and left, according to the complaint.

Surveillance videos indicate that before he was struck, the victim had a brief conversation with the driver and passengers of a black Jeep after one of them dropped trash on the ground, according to the complaint.

The passenger in the front seat told police that McDaniel’s child and the child’s mother were in the car at the time as well, said the complaint.