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Teens Arrested for Slugging Postal Worker at Fort Greene Deli, Police Say

By Alexandra Leon | February 11, 2016 7:49pm
 Police released photos of four teens who attacked a 50-year-old postal worker at a Fort Greene deli Wednesday.
Police released photos of four teens who attacked a 50-year-old postal worker at a Fort Greene deli Wednesday.
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FORT GREENE — Police have arrested four teenagers they say attacked a 50-year-old postal worker in Fort Greene last week.

One of the teens, 16-year-old Keeshawn Ruan of Kensington, was charged with two counts of assault, the NYPD said.

The three other teenage boys were charged as juveniles.

A 14-year-old was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of assault, while a 14-year-old and 15-year-old were each charged with two counts of assault. 

Police said the postal worker, whose identity was not released, was inside Genuine Deli at 700 Fulton St. when he intervened to stop six teens who were causing a commotion.

The teens retaliated by punching him on the head and body before taking off on foot, police said.

It wasn’t clear what initially sparked the incident.

The victim, who sustained abrasions and an eye injury, was taken to Brooklyn Hospital where he was treated and released.