A 43-year-old northwest Minnesota man was arrested after two teens reported being beaten with a shovel and brick early Monday, May 29.
Police arrested Jerome Walker of Moorhead. He was booked into jail on suspicion of two second-degree assault charges.
Officers were called on an assault report at 1:39 a.m. in south Moorhead.
According to a news release, officers stopped one vehicle and the occupants — including Walker — said they had been at the location of the assault. At the scene, officers found male victims ages 18 and 16.
One of the young men was taken to a hospital with “significant facial injuries” while the other victim, who also suffered facial injuries, refused medical treatment.
Witness statements revealed that Walker struck the victims with a shovel and brick, items the officers collected at the scene, the statement said.
Those involved know each other, police said.